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AB-272 • 2026

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program.

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program.

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Aguiar-Curry
Last action
Official status
Senate - Inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source text contains a clear contradiction listing both February 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026 as the deadline. It is unclear which date was intended or if one supersedes the other.

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Reporting Deadline

This bill changes when the State Air Resources Board must post its first report about heavy-duty vehicle inspections.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Air Resources Board to publish two reports every two years on its website within four years after the program fully starts.
  • Sets a new deadline for posting the first of these biennial reports.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Air Resources Board
  • Owners of nongasoline heavy-duty onroad vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds

Terms To Know

Biennial report
A document that is written and published once every two years.
Gross vehicle weight rating
The maximum total weight a vehicle can safely carry, including the truck itself and its cargo.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text lists two different dates (February 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026) for the deadline without explaining which one applies.
  • The exact date when the inspection program will fully start is not listed in this summary.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Inactive

Official Summary Text

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program.