BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 1465
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
1465 (Gordon)
As Amended March 26, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
|----------------+------+---------------------+---------------------|
|Transportation |16-0 |Frazier, Achadjian, | |
| | |Baker, Bloom, | |
| | |Campos, Chu, Daly, | |
| | |Dodd, Eduardo | |
| | |Garcia, Gomez, Kim, | |
| | |Linder, Medina, | |
| | |Melendez, Nazarian, | |
| | |O'Donnell | |
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|----------------+------+---------------------+---------------------|
|Appropriations |17-0 |Gomez, Bigelow, | |
| | |Bonta, Calderon, | |
| | |Chang, Daly, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | |Eduardo Garcia, | |
| | |Gordon, Holden, | |
| | |Jones, Quirk, | |
| | |Rendon, Wagner, | |
| | |Weber, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Specifies that the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is
prohibited from issuing an original driver's license or
identification card to an applicant that fails to provide
satisfactory proof of state residency.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle unless the
person successfully obtains a DMV- issued driver's license.
Provides for limited exceptions including operating farm
machinery and off-highway vehicles.
2)Authorizes DMV to issue driver's licenses to an applicant if
they provide a social security number, verification of birthdate
and legal presence, and a thumb print, in addition to
successfully passing a written and behind-the-wheel driving
test. An applicant is not required to provide proof of
California residency.
3)Requires DMV to issue a driver's license to an applicant who is
ineligible for a Social Security number if the applicant can
provide additional documentation, as specified. Further
specifies that a driver's license issued to an applicant who is
ineligible for a social security number cannot be used for
identification purposes.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, The DMV estimates ongoing special fund costs of $5.5
million beginning in 2016 to 2017 - the equivalent of 85 positions
statewide - associated with increased transaction times. [Motor
Vehicle Account]
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COMMENTS: In 2005, Congress passed the "Real ID Act of 2005
(Act)," which is intended to improve the security of driver's
licenses and identification cards issued by the states and
included certain minimum document and license issuance
requirements. The Act provides that if a state fails to implement
its provisions, a federal agency will not be authorized to accept
a license issued by that state for any official purpose,
including, boarding an airplane or entering a federal building or
facility. The Act originally required implementation to begin in
May 2008, however, due to a variety of implementation and
compliance issues, the federal Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) delayed enforcement of the Act and is now implementing a
phased-in approach with state's being required to be in full
compliance by sometime in 2016.
Over this period, DMV has continuously worked with DHS and made
progress with meeting Real ID requirements. Presently, DHS has
granted DMV an extension through October of this year to continue
progress towards meeting the remaining Real ID standards. To this
end, existing law is silent on a person's residency verification
when applying for a driver's license or identification card, which
is required under the Act. While AB 60 (Alejo), Chapter 524,
Statutes of 2013, requires applicants to provide proof of
residency as an alternative if they cannot establish proof legal
presence, all other applicants are currently not required to
provide proof of California residency when applying for a driver's
license or identification card.
This federal conformity bill intends to bring the state one step
closer to Real ID compliance by clarifying that all applicants for
an original driver's license or identification card are required
to provide DMV with proof of California residency. The author
asserts that this bill "will help bring California issued driver's
licenses into compliance with the federal Real ID Act and ensure
that bearers of these licenses continue to have them accepted for
purposes of official identification."
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Analysis Prepared by:
Manny Leon / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN: 0000580