BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2233
Author: Maze (R)
Amended: 7/7/08 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 8-2, 6/17/08
AYES: Lowenthal, Cedillo, Corbett, Harman, Kehoe, Oropeza,
Torlakson, Yee
NOES: McClintock, Simitian
NO VOTE RECORDED: Ashburn, Hollingsworth, Maldonado
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 44-20, 5/5/08 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Driving with animals
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill makes it unlawful, beginning July 1,
2009, for a person to drive a motor vehicle while holding a
live animal in his/her arm or arms or lap.
ANALYSIS : Existing law includes a number of provisions
regarding obstructed view, distracted driving, and properly
restraining children and animals to ensure their safety.
1.Existing Law prohibits a person from driving a vehicle
when it is loaded in a manner that obstructs the view
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of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or
that interferes with the driver's control over the
vehicle.
2.Drivers age 18 years and older will be prohibited,
beginning July 1, 2008, from operating a motor vehicle
while using a wireless telephone unless that telephone
is used in a hands-free manner, and drivers under the
age of 18 will be prohibited from using any mobile
service device while operating a vehicle.
3.To provide additional protection to small children,
drivers may not transport a child who is under six
years of age or who weighs less than 60 pounds in a
motor vehicle without properly securing the child in a
rear seat in a child passenger restraint system meeting
applicable federal standards.
4.To prevent animals that are being transported in the
back of a truck from being thrown, falling, or jumping
from the vehicle, existing law prohibits a person from
transporting any animal in the back of the vehicle in a
space intended for any load unless the space is
enclosed, has side and tail racks at least 46 inches
high, the animal is cross tethered to the vehicle, or
the animal is protected by a secured container, cage,
or other apparatus in a manner that will prevent the
animal from being discharged from the vehicle.
This bill, beginning July 1, 2009, makes it unlawful for a
person to drive a motor vehicle while holding a live animal
in his or her arm or arms, or upon his/her lap.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/6/08)
Eagle Forum of Sacramento
Manufacturers Association, Inc.
PetPAC
State Humane Association of California
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author's office asserts that
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it is an extremely dangerous proposition to operate a
vehicle while holding a live animal, and it can be
extremely hazardous for other drivers on the road as well.
Current law does not address this issue.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Arambula, Bass, Beall, Berg, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Coto, De La Torre, De Leon, DeSaulnier,
Dymally, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani,
Hancock, Hayashi, Hernandez, Horton, Huffman, Jones,
Karnette, Laird, Leno, Levine, Lieber, Maze, Mendoza,
Mullin, Nava, Parra, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas,
Saldana, Solorio, Swanson, Torrico, Wolk, Nunez
NOES: Aghazarian, Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee, DeVore,
Duvall, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Garrick, Huff, La
Malfa, Niello, Plescia, Sharon Runner, Silva, Smyth,
Spitzer, Strickland, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Adams, Benoit, Brownley, Cook, Davis,
Garcia, Houston, Jeffries, Keene, Krekorian, Lieu, Ma,
Nakanishi, Soto, Tran, Villines
JJA:AGB:do 8/6/08 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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