Erik VanRenselaar
Member
Calif state senator doug lamalfa introduced sb1224 which would exempt pre 1981 vehicles from smog. This is scheduled for hearings in the state senate's transportation & housing committee on March 27,2012. The legislative counsel’s digest states:
sb 1224, as introduced, la malfa. Smog check: biennial inspection:
exemption.
Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance
(smog check) program, administered by the department of consumer
affairs. The smog check program requires inspection of motor vehicles
upon initial registration, biennially upon renewal of registration, upon
transfer of ownership, and in certain other circumstances. Existing law
exempts specified vehicles from being inspected biennially upon renewal
of registration, including, among others, all motor vehicles manufactured
prior to the 1976 model-year.
This bill instead would exempt all motor vehicles prior to the 1981
model-year from being inspected biennially upon renewal of registration.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
This bill will first be heard by the state senate's transportation & housing committee on March 27. The committee members are:
senator Mark desaulnier (chair)
senator Ted gaines (vice chair)
senator Tom harman
senator christine kehoe
senator alan lowenthal
senator fran pavley
senator michael rubio
senator Joe simitian
senator Mark wyland
here is the link to the committee roster and contact info:
member roster | senate transportation and housing committee
At this time, it would be best for everyone to write a paper letter of support to each committee member and mail it in. A follow-up phone call and e-mail is a good idea, too.
This lets the committee members know that there is substantial constituent support for this legislation.
When (hopefully) the bill progresses to the senate floor, we all can then write and call our respective state senators in support of the bill.
I'll be on it this week with the mailed-in letters to the committee members.
sb 1224, as introduced, la malfa. Smog check: biennial inspection:
exemption.
Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance
(smog check) program, administered by the department of consumer
affairs. The smog check program requires inspection of motor vehicles
upon initial registration, biennially upon renewal of registration, upon
transfer of ownership, and in certain other circumstances. Existing law
exempts specified vehicles from being inspected biennially upon renewal
of registration, including, among others, all motor vehicles manufactured
prior to the 1976 model-year.
This bill instead would exempt all motor vehicles prior to the 1981
model-year from being inspected biennially upon renewal of registration.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
This bill will first be heard by the state senate's transportation & housing committee on March 27. The committee members are:
senator Mark desaulnier (chair)
senator Ted gaines (vice chair)
senator Tom harman
senator christine kehoe
senator alan lowenthal
senator fran pavley
senator michael rubio
senator Joe simitian
senator Mark wyland
here is the link to the committee roster and contact info:
member roster | senate transportation and housing committee
At this time, it would be best for everyone to write a paper letter of support to each committee member and mail it in. A follow-up phone call and e-mail is a good idea, too.
This lets the committee members know that there is substantial constituent support for this legislation.
When (hopefully) the bill progresses to the senate floor, we all can then write and call our respective state senators in support of the bill.
I'll be on it this week with the mailed-in letters to the committee members.
