Sacramento CA: Assembly Transportation Committee Approves AB 516

For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Kennedy

April 28, 2015 916-319-2022(W) or 925-437-2510(C)

susan.kennedy@asm.ca.gov

Assembly Transportation Committee Approves AB 516

Mullin’s Temp Tag Bill Moves on to Appropriations Committee

Sacramento – Speaker pro Tem Kevin Mullin’s (D-San Mateo) temporary license plate bill has been approved by the Assembly Transportation Committee on a 16-0 vote, receiving full bipartisan support and now moves on to the Appropriations Committee.

Currently the State of California is the only state in the country that allows cars to drive without a license plate on their vehicle for as long as 90 days, posing a public safety risk and allowing motorists to evade tolls throughout the state.

“Establishing a temporary license plate program will improve public safety and allow for the collection of millions of dollars in lost revenue as a result of drivers without plates evading tolls,” said Mullin. “Existing technology makes its implementation as simple as the dealer having an internet connection and a printer,” Mullin added.

Representatives from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the California Police Chiefs Association and other law enforcement associations testified in support of the bill.

The next stop in the approval process is the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Kevin Mullin represents the 22nd Assembly District and is the Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly. He chairs the Select Committee on Biotechnology and serves on the following committees: Budget, Budget Subcommittee #4 on State Administration, Business and Professions, Elections and Redistricting, Housing and Community Development and Revenue and Taxation. The 22nd district includes the cities of Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Foster City, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Pacifica, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, portions of South San Francisco and the San Mateo County Coastside communities of Montara and Moss Beach.

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