The Assembly passed SB 1218 on a 56-0 vote during its Aug. 24 floor session, advancing a bill that would let law enforcement and certain code-enforcement officers boot vehicles tied to repeated illegal dumping citations.
During floor discussion, lawmakers linked the bill to Oakland enforcement data. According to the session transcript, the city reported nearly $1.3 million in fines from almost 3,000 citations issued between 2021 and 2024, with about 11% of those fines collected. The transcript also said Oakland received more than 25,000 illegal dumping calls last year.
The bill’s passage sends the measure back to the Senate for further action. A broader Assembly floor summary described SB 1218 as part of a larger package of bills that moved through the chamber that day on topics ranging from local government to public safety.
The floor record does not spell out every implementation detail, and the available materials do not include the engrossed bill text or latest amendments. Based on the Assembly session materials, the bill would authorize wheel boots on vehicles connected to repeated illegal dumping citations, but additional due-process and enforcement details were not provided in the source material.
