California Assembly Bill 2761
Session 20252026
Vehicles: crash data.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2761
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 2761 Petrie-Norris Assembly Third Reading
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Under existing law, the Department of the California Highway Patrol is responsible for enforcement of all laws regulating the operation of vehicles and use of the highways, as specified. Existing law gives the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol full responsibility and primary jurisdiction for the administration and enforcement of the laws, and for the investigation of traffic accidents, on all toll highways and state highways constructed as freeways, except as specified. Existing law requires the department to provide to, among others, police departments, coroners, and sheriffs, forms for accident reports that include sufficient detail regarding the cause of the traffic accident, the conditions at the time of the accident, and the persons and vehicles involved in the accident. Existing law requires the driver of a vehicle, except a driver of a common carrier vehicle, to report an accident resulting in injuries or death to a person to the department or the local police department within 24 hours after the accident. Existing law requires a coroner or medical examiner to report a death of a person that was the result of a traffic accident by the 10th day of the calendar month following the accident. Existing law requires each police department, if they received a report and were responsible for investigating the accident, to forward a copy of the report to the department by the 5th day of the month that follows the month that they received the report.
This bill would repeal the requirement that the department provide the above-described forms and would instead require the department, by January 1, 2030, to develop minimum requirements for electronic submission of crash investigation reports, as specified. The bill would require a coroner or medical examiner to submit the above-described report electronically. The bill would also eliminate the requirement that a law enforcement agency forward reports in compliance with the above-described timeline and would instead require the agency to electronically submit the reports to the department, as specified. The bill would make an electronic copy of a crash investigation report available to the requestor at no cost. By increasing the duties on local law enforcement, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would make other conforming changes.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
02/20/26 - Introduced
February 20, 2026
03/19/26 - Amended Assembly
March 19, 2026
08/24/26 - Enrolled
August 24, 2026
09/30/26 - Chaptered
September 30, 2026
04/09/26- Assembly Transportation
April 9, 2026
05/05/26- Assembly Appropriations
May 5, 2026
05/20/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 20, 2026
06/19/26- Senate Transportation
June 19, 2026
06/28/26- Senate Public Safety
June 28, 2026
07/31/26- Senate Appropriations
July 31, 2026
08/14/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 14, 2026
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09/30/2026
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 964, Statutes of 2026.
09/30/2026
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
08/27/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/20/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
08/20/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
08/18/2026
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
08/13/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
08/03/2026
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
07/01/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/24/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
06/03/2026
Senate
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and PUB. S.
05/27/2026
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/26/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.)
05/18/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/14/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
05/06/2026
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/14/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/14/2026
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
03/23/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
03/19/2026
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
03/19/2026
Assembly
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
02/21/2026
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
02/20/2026
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 21, 2026 8:58:49 AM
Record Updated
Oct 2, 2026 9:31:44 AM