AB 2269 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vehicles: liens.

Summary

Existing law provides one lien sale procedure for vehicles that have been determined to have a value that does not exceed $4,000 and a different lien sale procedure for vehicles that have been determined to have a value exceeding $4,000. Existing law requires a lienholder to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale, upon an application that is to be executed under penalty of perjury. This bill would increase the above-described vehicle value threshold from $4,000 to $7,000. Commencing January 1, 2030, and triennially thereafter, the bill would require the Director of Motor Vehicles to adjust that value to reflect changes in inflation, as specified.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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02/19/26 - Introduced → AB2269 · 1 edit

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This diff reflects a change in document format from a traditional legislative layout to a web page rendering of the same bill text. No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions; the bill content remains identical, including the increase of the vehicle lien sale threshold from $4,000 to $7,000 and the triennial inflation adjustment provision beginning January 1, 2030.

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Committee

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors