California 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1622 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1622Introduced by Assembly Member WeberFebruary 17, 2023 An act to amend Section 24411 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1622, as introduced, Weber. Vehicles: lighting equipment.Existing law authorizes a vehicle to be equipped with not more than 8 lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. Existing law requires the lamps, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, to be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover and turned off.This bill would remove the requirement that the lamps be covered or hooded.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 24411 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1622Introduced by Assembly Member WeberFebruary 17, 2023 An act to amend Section 24411 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1622, as introduced, Weber. Vehicles: lighting equipment.Existing law authorizes a vehicle to be equipped with not more than 8 lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. Existing law requires the lamps, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, to be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover and turned off.This bill would remove the requirement that the lamps be covered or hooded.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
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13	13	No. 1622
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member WeberFebruary 17, 2023
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17	17	Introduced by Assembly Member Weber
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20	20	An act to amend Section 24411 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
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22	22	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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24	24	## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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26	26	AB 1622, as introduced, Weber. Vehicles: lighting equipment.
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28	28	Existing law authorizes a vehicle to be equipped with not more than 8 lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. Existing law requires the lamps, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, to be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover and turned off.This bill would remove the requirement that the lamps be covered or hooded.
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30	30	Existing law authorizes a vehicle to be equipped with not more than 8 lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. Existing law requires the lamps, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, to be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover and turned off.
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32	32	This bill would remove the requirement that the lamps be covered or hooded.
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38	38	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 24411 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.
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40	40	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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42	42	## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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44	44	SECTION 1. Section 24411 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.
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46	46	SECTION 1. Section 24411 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
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50	50	24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.
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52	52	24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.
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54	54	24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.
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58	58	24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.