Key Votes
SB 435 - Smog Check Requirements for Motorcycles - Key Vote
California Key Votes
Abel Maldonado voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stage Details
Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) - June 8, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (22-17) - June 1, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Smog Check Requirements for Motorcycles
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires motorcycles to undergo smog checks.
Highlights:
-Requires that all motor vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine, including Class III motorcycles model years 2000 and newer, pass smog biennially (Sec. 2, 4).
-Defines Class III motorcycles as "containing an engine with a displacement of 280 cubic centimeters or greater" (Sec. 4).
-Mandates that the Bureau of Automotive Repair and the Air Resources Board implement procedures for emissions testing on motorcycles by July 1, 2011 (Sec. 4).
-Requires the Department of Consumer Affairs to reimburse, up to $500, owners who retire their motorcycles as a result of a failed smog check (Sec. 5).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 26, 2009
Title: Smog Check Requirements for Motorcycles
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Alan S. Lowenthal (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
