California Senate Bill 1392
Session 20252026
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 16, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1392
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB1392 Cortese et al. Concurrence
Senate Roll Call Votes
Other
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Summary
Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (smog check) program that is 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 requires all motor vehicles to biennially obtain a certificate of compliance or noncompliance, as provided. Existing law exempts specified vehicles from obtaining the certificate of compliance or noncompliance, including, among others, all motor vehicles manufactured before the 1976 model year. Existing law also exempts from a specified portion of the smog test, both biennially and at transfer, a collector motor vehicle that is insured as a collector motor vehicle, is at least 35 model years old, complies with the exhaust emissions standards for that motor vehicle's class and model year as prescribed by the department, and passes a functional inspection of the fuel cap and a visual inspection for liquid fuel leaks. Existing law defines collector motor vehicle for this purpose to mean a motor vehicle owned by a collector, as defined, used primarily in shows, parades, charitable functions, and historical exhibitions for display, maintenance, preservation, and not used primarily for transportation.
This bill would expand the definition of a collector motor vehicle to include a motor vehicle that is at least 35 model years old and complies with certain regulations that are required to be adopted by the Bureau of Automotive Repair, as specified. The bill would, beginning January 1, 2028, exempt specified collector motor vehicles manufactured before the 1981 model year from the requirement to obtain a certificate of compliance or noncompliance upon initial registration, biennially upon renewal of registration, or upon transfer of ownership. The bill would extend the applicability of this exemption by one model year each year until the final extension takes effect on and after January 1, 2033, that would exempt specified collector motor vehicles manufactured before the 1986 model year from the requirement to obtain the certificate of compliance or noncompliance. The bill would be known, and may be cited, as Jay Leno's Law.
02/20/26 - Introduced
February 20, 2026
04/15/26 - Amended Senate
April 15, 2026
05/14/26 - Amended Senate
May 14, 2026
06/24/26 - Amended Assembly
June 24, 2026
08/19/26 - Amended Assembly
August 19, 2026
09/04/26 - Enrolled
September 4, 2026
09/16/26 - Chaptered
September 16, 2026
04/17/26- Senate Transportation
April 17, 2026
05/01/26- Senate Appropriations
May 1, 2026
05/14/26- Senate Appropriations
May 14, 2026
05/18/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 18, 2026
06/26/26- Assembly Transportation
June 26, 2026
08/03/26- Assembly Appropriations
August 3, 2026
08/14/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 14, 2026
08/19/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 19, 2026
08/31/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 31, 2026
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09/16/2026
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes of 2026.
09/16/2026
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/09/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
08/31/2026
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 4.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/31/2026
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/31/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
08/19/2026
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
08/19/2026
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
08/13/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).
08/13/2026
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
08/05/2026
Assembly
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
06/30/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/24/2026
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
05/26/2026
Assembly
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
05/20/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/19/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4366.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/19/2026
Senate
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4366.)
05/19/2026
Senate
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Cortese.
05/19/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 4360.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/18/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/14/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
05/14/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4275.) (May 14).
05/08/2026
Senate
Set for hearing May 14.
05/04/2026
Senate
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
04/24/2026
Senate
Set for hearing May 4.
04/22/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 3985.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/15/2026
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
04/10/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 21.
04/09/2026
Senate
April 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
03/26/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 14.
03/04/2026
Senate
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
02/23/2026
Senate
Read first time.
02/23/2026
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
02/20/2026
Senate
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 21, 2026 8:57:29 AM
Record Updated
Sep 18, 2026 9:49:10 AM