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AB-658 • 2026

Vehicles: registration fees.

Vehicles: registration fees.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Jeff Gonzalez
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on enforcement or penalties for non-compliance with posting requirements.

Vehicle Registration Fees: Affordability Impact Analysis

This law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to post an affordability impact analysis on its website within six months after any increase in vehicle registration fees.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the DMV to complete and publish an affordability impact analysis online within six months if there is an increase in vehicle registration fees.
  • The analysis must include the average increase in annual vehicle registration costs over the past five years.
  • It also needs to list the total number of vehicles with delinquent registrations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who own or register vehicles in California
  • Department of Motor Vehicles

Terms To Know

Affordability impact analysis
A report that shows how a change in registration fees might affect people's ability to pay for vehicle registrations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences if the DMV fails to post the analysis on time.
  • It is unclear which specific groups of vehicles or drivers will be most affected by this requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-03-03 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  4. 2025-02-15 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  5. 2025-02-14 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 658, as introduced, Jeff Gonzalez.
Vehicles: registration fees.
Existing law requires a registration fee to be paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the registration of each vehicle or trailer coach of a type subject to registration under the Vehicle Code, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted from the payment of registration fees.
This bill would require the department, if there is an increase in the registration fee described above, to complete and post an affordability impact analysis on its internet website within 6 months of the date that the increase becomes effective. The bill would require the affordability impact analysis to include, among other things, the average increase in annual vehicle registration costs over the past 5 years and the total number of vehicles with delinquent registrations.

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