Commercial driver's license: education.
Summary
Existing law prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from issuing a commercial driver's license to any person to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the person has passed a written and driving test for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that complies with the minimum standards established by the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and specified federal regulations, and has satisfied all other requirements of that act as well as any other requirements imposed by state law. This bill would require the department, no later than June 5, 2020, to adopt regulations related to entry-level driver training requirements for drivers of commercial motor vehicles including specified minimum hours of behind-the-wheel training and in compliance with the requirements of specified federal regulations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Aug 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Assembly Passage
Aug 2018
Signed into Law
Sep 2018
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Signed Sep 30, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2018 · Assembly Aug 23, 2018
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Apr 23, 2018
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Sep 30, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5690.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 23, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (63-3-4)
assembly
Aug 23, 2018
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 3.) (August 8).
lower
Jun 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 30, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-1)
senate
Apr 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4677.) (April 16).
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4418.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Monning
DDemocratic
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