Bill Text: CA SB383 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles: implements of husbandry and farm vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-26 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB383 Detail]
Download: California-2025-SB383-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 383
| Introduced by Senator Cervantes |
February 14, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 36509 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 383, as introduced, Cervantes.
Vehicles: implements of husbandry and farm vehicles.
Existing law regulates the operation of various vehicles, including implements of husbandry, farm vehicles, and vehicles escorting or towing an implement of husbandry or a farm vehicle.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 36509 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:36509.
(a) An implement of husbandry, a farm vehicle, or(1) When the vehicle is required to display a “slow moving vehicle” emblem as defined in Section 24615.
(2) When the width, length, height, or speed of the vehicle may cause a hazard to other traffic on the highway.
(b) An implement of husbandry, a farm vehicle, or any a vehicle towing an implement of husbandry or farm vehicle, when the load upon the vehicle exceeds 120 inches in width, shall display either: any of the following:
(1) Flashing amber warning lamps.
(2) Flashing amber turn signals.
(3) During daylight hours, red flags, each of which shall be not less than 16 inches square, mounted at the left and right outer extremities of
the vehicle or load load, whichever has the greater horizontal dimension.
