AB 1874: Vehicles: driver’s license suspension and revocation.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified May 16, 2026

What AB 1874 does, verified May 16, 2026

This bill would amend the state's vehicle code to prohibit the reinstatement of a driver's license after a certain type of manslaughter conviction. Currently, the department of motor vehicles revokes a person's driving privilege immediately upon receiving a court record of a conviction for certain types of manslaughter. The driving privilege cannot be reinstated until three years have passed since the revocation. The bill would extend this prohibition to include a person convicted of those specified crimes who is sentenced to state prison or county jail, and the driving privilege would not be reinstated until three years after the person's release.

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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me

Author and sponsors

Asm. Lori WilsonAuthor · California State Assembly

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Coauthors

Laurie DaviesAlexandra Macedo

Recent actions11 total · showing 5

May. 14, 2026	In committee: Held under submission.
May. 06, 2026	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Apr. 14, 2026	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 14, 2026	Coauthors revised.
Apr. 06, 2026	Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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Latest bill textAmended version, March 26, 2026 · 688 words

Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2026

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1874

Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson

February 12, 2026

An act to ~~add Section 13107 to~~ amend Section 13351 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1874, as amended, Wilson. Vehicles: driver’s license suspension and revocation.

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, certain types of manslaughter. Existing law prohibits the department from reinstating that driving privilege until 3 years after the date of revocation.
This bill would additionally prohibit the department from reinstating the driving privilege of a person convicted of those specified crimes and sentenced to incarceration in the state prison or county jail until 3 years after the date of release.
Existing law authorizes or requires the court to suspend or revoke the driving privileges, or to order the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend or revoke the driving privileges, of a person who is convicted of certain offenses, including, among others, driving under the influence or reckless driving.
~~This bill would specify that the court-ordered period of license suspension or revocation would commence when a person is released from custody, as specified.~~

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 13351 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

13351.

(a) The department immediately shall revoke the privilege of a person to drive a motor vehicle upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of any of the following crimes or offenses:

(1) Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, except when convicted under paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code.

(2) Conviction of three or more violations of Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, or 23105 within a period of 12 months from the time of the first offense to the third or subsequent offense, or a combination of three or more convictions of violations within the same period.

(3) Violation of subdivision (a) of Section 191.5 or subdivision (a) of Section 192.5 of the Penal Code or of Section 2800.3 causing serious bodily injury resulting in a serious impairment of physical condition, including, but not limited to, loss of consciousness, concussion, serious bone fracture, protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member or organ, and serious disfigurement.

(b) The department shall not reinstate the privilege revoked under subdivision (a) until the expiration of three years after the date of revocation and until the person whose privilege was revoked gives proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430.

(c) For individuals convicted of crimes described in subdivision (a) who are imprisoned in a county jail or state prison as a result of the conviction or convictions, the department shall not reinstate the privilege revoked under subdivision (a) until the expiration of three years after the person’s release from confinement or imprisonment, and until the person whose privilege was revoked gives proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430.

SECTION 1.Section 13107 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
13107.
(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a court imposes a suspension, as defined in Section 13102, or a revocation, as defined in Section 13101, of a person’s driver’s license as part of a criminal sentence, the period of suspension or revocation shall commence upon the person’s release from custody, as defined in Section 4901 of the Penal Code.
(b)A court shall not order any period of driver’s license suspension or revocation to run concurrently with any period of incarceration in a county jail, a state prison, or any other custodial facility.
(c)Nothing in this section alters, limits, or delays any administrative action taken by the Department of Motor Vehicles, including actions taken pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Division 6 (commencing with Section 13350).

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