"SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, Monday introduced Assembly Bill 64 to repeal last year’s AB 1595 (Cook), which imposed unnecessary restrictions on off road vehicle ownership and recreation.
“AB 64 will restore the rights law abiding citizens enjoyed last year when participating in off highway vehicle recreation,†said Assemblyman Donnelly.
AB 1595 was supported by the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association. The bill received no formal opposition during the legislative process. As a result, the bill was not vetted in a single committee. Riders and families who use and purchase the vehicles did not send in formal opposition until it was too late, and the bill had already been signed into law. Their protests, however, revealed significant problems with the restrictions.
The author vowed to fix these issues by deleting some provisions imposed by the bill. Unfortunately, the only fix that passed within Legislative deadlines last year was minor, only tweaking some of the freedom-breaching restrictions, not removing them.
Assemblyman Donnelly continued, “AB 64 will wipe the slate clean by removing AB 1595 from the books completely. A basic American sport and pastime should not be unreasonably restricted. Families are perfectly capable of watching out for the safety of those in their party without further government interference. When governing, we must be sensitive to our duty of using the least restrictive methods possible; the laws already on the books were adequate to ensure safe operation of OHVs.â€
AB 64 will strike the language of AB 1595 from California Vehicle code, restoring the previous laws regulating off-highway vehicles."
“AB 64 will restore the rights law abiding citizens enjoyed last year when participating in off highway vehicle recreation,†said Assemblyman Donnelly.
AB 1595 was supported by the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association. The bill received no formal opposition during the legislative process. As a result, the bill was not vetted in a single committee. Riders and families who use and purchase the vehicles did not send in formal opposition until it was too late, and the bill had already been signed into law. Their protests, however, revealed significant problems with the restrictions.
The author vowed to fix these issues by deleting some provisions imposed by the bill. Unfortunately, the only fix that passed within Legislative deadlines last year was minor, only tweaking some of the freedom-breaching restrictions, not removing them.
Assemblyman Donnelly continued, “AB 64 will wipe the slate clean by removing AB 1595 from the books completely. A basic American sport and pastime should not be unreasonably restricted. Families are perfectly capable of watching out for the safety of those in their party without further government interference. When governing, we must be sensitive to our duty of using the least restrictive methods possible; the laws already on the books were adequate to ensure safe operation of OHVs.â€
AB 64 will strike the language of AB 1595 from California Vehicle code, restoring the previous laws regulating off-highway vehicles."
