Lisa Calderon
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 56
Author
Existing law generally governs the transactions between a rental car company, also referred to as a rental company, and its customers, including, among other provisions, required disclosures by a rental company, mandatory and prohibited contract provisions for a vehicle rental agreement, and authorization for a rental company to collect specific types of fees and charges from its customers. Existing law authorizes a rental company to sell a damage waiver for each rental day and imposes rate limitations on damage waivers based on the category of vehicle. This bill would set the damage waiver rate limitation for specified categories of vehicle to $25, and would, commencing January 1, 2023, authorize the rate cap to be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) , as specified. Existing law prohibits a rental company from charging a fee for authorized drivers in addition to the rental charge for an individual renter. This bill would authorize a rental company to charge a fee for an authorized driver, in addition to the rental charge for an individual renter, unless the authorized driver is the renter's spouse, child or person for whom the renter is a legal guardian, sibling, parent, grandparent, employer, or coworker, as specified. The bill would permit a rental company to charge up to twice the authorized driver fee if the rental company learns that an additional driver who was not previously authorized in the rental agreement has driven the rental car. Under existing law, a rental company's disclosure requirements are satisfied for renters who are enrolled in the rental company's membership program if certain conditions are met, including that the rental company provides a printed rearview mirror hanger to notify the renter of certain information and allow the renter to make prescribed elections. Existing law requires for the operation of the disclosure satisfaction provisions that an employee be present where the renter takes possession of the vehicle, to receive any change in the rental agreement from the renter. This bill would delete the mirror hanger requirement. The bill would also delete the requirement that an employee be present.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 415, Statutes of 2021.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 2975.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2530.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 1717.) (June 29).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1287.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 22).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB901 | HTML |
| 02/17/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/22/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/12/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/27/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/08/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/30/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/21 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/20/21- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 06/25/21- Senate Judiciary | |
| 07/01/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/14/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/31/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/07/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/08/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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