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 |Add To My Favorites |Track Bill | Version: 06/15/26 - Amended Senate
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 03/23/26 - Amended Assembly
 01/28/26 - Introduced

 AB-1650 Rental vehicles: law enforcement.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 06/15/2026 09:00 PM

AB1650:v93#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 June 15, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 May 20, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 April 23, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 April 16, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 April 06, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 March 23, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill

No. 1650

Introduced by Assembly Member Caloza
(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Ahrens, Berman, Bonta, Bryan, Carrillo, Fong, Haney, Harabedian, Jackson, Kalra, Lee, McKinnor, Ortega, Papan, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Schultz, Stefani, Valencia, and Zbur)

January 28, 2026

An act to add Section 1939.36 to the Civil Code, relating to rental vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1650, as amended, Caloza.
 Rental vehicles: law enforcement.

Existing law generally regulates the business of renting passenger vehicles to the public. The law prohibits a rental company from taking various actions, including requiring the purchase of a damage waiver, optional insurance, or another optional good or service, and using electronic surveillance technology to track a renter in order to impose fines or surcharges relating to the renter’s use of a rental vehicle.

This bill would require any privately owned vehicle rented by, or furnished to, any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for the use of detaining, arresting, or transporting persons who have violated, or are suspected of having violated, any law, to display a temporary decal displaying the agency name and logo, as specified. The bill would authorize certain attorneys, including the Attorney General, to pursue a civil action
 against the entity renting the vehicle from the private owner for failure to comply with these provisions. The bill would require the rental car contract to include a term that compliance with these provisions state law is mandatory. The bill would exempt privately owned vehicles rented or otherwise furnished or loaned to a law enforcement agency for specified purposes and rental car contracts entered into prior to January 1, 2027, from these provisions.

The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Digest Key

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

Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Public safety depends in substantial part on the clear, immediate, and reliable identification of vehicles operated for law enforcement purposes. Members of the public must be able to readily distinguish vehicles exercising police authority, particularly those engaged in detaining, transporting, or otherwise exercising custody over an individual, from ordinary vehicles.

(b) The use of rental vehicles by law enforcement agencies, while often necessary for operational flexibility, can create ambiguity when those vehicles lack
 standardized visual indicators of official status. Absent clear identification, individuals may be uncertain whether they are being lawfully stopped or approached by legitimate authorities, which can lead to escalation of conflict, delays in compliance, or unsafe interactions.

(c) Ensuring that rental vehicles used by law enforcement agencies are appropriately marked and equipped aligns with the public interest in preventing the unauthorized exercise or appearance of police authority.

(d) Properly marked vehicles equipped with visible identification thus service a critical safety function. Those vehicles provide notice of lawful authority, thereby preventing impersonation, promoting orderly interactions with law enforcement, and reducing misunderstanding.

SEC. 2.

 Section 1939.36 is added to the Civil Code, to read:

1939.36.

 (a) (1) Any privately owned vehicle rented by, or furnished to, any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for the use of detaining, arresting, or transporting persons who have violated, or are suspected of having violated, any l