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AB 1783: Vehicle miles traveled: local tax and state fund prohibition.
What AB 1783 does, verified August 4, 2026
This bill prohibits the use of state funds for the study, planning, testing, design, implementation, administration, or evaluation of a tax, fee, assessment, or charge based on vehicle miles traveled. It also prohibits cities, counties, and other political subdivisions from imposing a tax, fee, assessment, or charge based on the number of miles traveled by a motor vehicle, with the exception of tolls for specific facilities. The bill requires the reversion of funds and deobligation of unexpended funds for vehicle miles purposes. It also prohibits future budget acts from appropriating funds for vehicle miles purposes unless expressly authorized by statute.
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Last action: From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). (2026-05-12)Alert me
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| May. 12, 2026 | From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). |
| Apr. 15, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. |
| Mar. 23, 2026 | Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| Mar. 19, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar. 16, 2026 | Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and REV. & TAX. |
Latest bill textAmended version, March 19, 2026 · 399 words
| Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1783
| Introduced by Assembly Member DeMaio |
February 09, 2026 |
An act to add Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 16643) to Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and to add Chapter 1.2 (commencing with Section 7283.61) to Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation. vehicle miles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1783, as amended, DeMaio. Additional local taxes: vehicle Vehicle miles traveled tax. traveled: local tax and state fund prohibition.
(1) Existing law sets forth various provisions on the use of state funds, including by prohibiting the use of a grant of state funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing.
This bill would prohibit a state agency from expending funds for the study, planning, testing, design, implementation, administration, or evaluation of a tax, fee, assessment, or charge based on vehicle miles traveled (vehicle miles purposes). The bill would require the reversion of funds appropriated from the General Fund to another fund for vehicle miles purposes and would require the deobligation of encumbered but unexpended funds for those purposes. The bill would require the Department of Finance to, within 60 days of January 1, 2027, identify all relevant appropriations and ensure their reversion or transfer. The bill would additionally prohibit any future Budget Act from appropriating funds for vehicle miles purposes unless expressly authorized by statute, as described.
Existing
(2)
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to impose various taxes, including occupancy taxes and sales and use taxes. Existing law also prohibits a city and county form imposing certain taxes, such as a tax upon income. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or any political subdivision thereof from imposing a tax, fee, assessment, or charge, that is calculated, in whole or in part, based on the number of miles traveled by a motor vehicle. The bill would not prohibit the collection of tolls for the use of specific facilities, as provided. The bill would provide that any existing program, pilot program, regulation, or administrative action inconsistent with this prohibition is void and unenforceable.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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