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AB-2629 • 2026

Vehicles: registration services.

Vehicles: registration services.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Chen
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide information on penalties for non-compliance.

Vehicle Registration Services

This law limits additional fees charged by vehicle registration services to no more than 5% above what the Department of Motor Vehicles charges for similar services.

What This Bill Does

  • Limits the additional fee charged by vehicle registration services to no more than 5% above what the Department of Motor Vehicles charges for the same service.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Vehicle owners who use third-party registration services
  • Registration service providers

Terms To Know

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
The government agency that handles vehicle registrations and driver's licenses.
License or temporary permit
A document from the DMV allowing someone to operate a business related to vehicle registration services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if a service provider does not follow these rules.
  • The bill has passed both chambers but its final status is pending executive action or approval.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-04-07 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  3. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  4. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  5. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2629, as introduced, Chen.
Vehicles: registration services.
Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in the business of soliciting or receiving an application for the registration, renewal of registration, or transfer of registration or ownership of a vehicle that is required to be registered, for compensation, without a license or temporary permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. In order to obtain a license to be a registration service, existing law requires the applicant to submit an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles that includes, among other things, a bond and nonrefundable application fee. Existing law requires every registration service to keep accurate business records containing specified information and provide a disclosure to each customer that certain services may be provided by the department without an additional fee.
This bill would require, for any service that
is also provided by the department, that the additional fee imposed by the registration service be limited to 5 % above the fee that the department would charge to the consumer for that same service.

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