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ASSEMBLY BILL 225 (GONSALVES – 1973)
CHAPTER 996, STATUTES OF 1973, AB 225
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Numerous sections of the Vehicle Code were affected in 1973 following legislative passage of Assembly Bill 225. (See Exhibit #1g) Assembly member Joe A. Gonsalves introduced the bill on February 1, 1973 at the request of the California Automobile Dealers' Association. (See Exhibits #1a and #9, document PE 20)
Assembly Bill 225 was heard in the Assembly and Senate Committees on Transportation. (See Exhibits #3 and #7) The measure was also heard in the fiscal committees, the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance. (See Exhibit #2) Assembly Bill 225 was amended five times during the legislative process and then was signed by Governor Ronald Reagan on October 1, 1973. (See Exhibits #1b through #1g and #2) The Secretary of State recorded the bill on that date as Chapter 996 of the Statutes of 1973. (See Exhibits #1g and #2)
As enacted Assembly Bill 225 contained an uncodified section that set forth the Legislature’s findings and declarations. (See Exhibit #1g, Section 1)
Describing Assembly Bill 225 as amended on June 5, 1973, the Department of Finance stated:
AB 225 pertains to the distribution and sale of new motor vehicles. It establishes controls over new motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, representatives, dealers, franchisors, and franchisees and empowers the New Motor Vehicle Board to enforce these controls. It adds provisions to the Vehicle Code making it unlawful for any person to act in one of the aforementioned categories without an appropriate license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
This bill deals primarily with private business interests and a related state department. . . .
(See Exhibit #6, document ARC 5)