ASSEMBLY
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
KEVIN JEFFRIES
ASSEMBLYMEMBER, SIXTY-SIXTH DISTRICT
March 8, 2010
Thank you for contacting me regarding your interest in AB 1740, a bill which would delete the current
500 ‘kit-car’ limit on the number of specialty constructed vehicles that can be registered in the state on
an annual basis. Our bill would delete this limit, and instead require the Department of Motor
Vehicles to register any car that meets specified criteria. This issue is a particular interest of mine,
having grown up around custom cars as the son of Dean Jeffries and being an automotive enthusiast to
this day.
AB 1740 will be heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday, March 22, at 1 PM,
in Sacramento, CA. Because it is a public hearing, any member of the public can testify and express
support or opposition of the bill. Traditionally, the committee chair gives the support and opposition
of the bill approximately three minutes total to speak. After these three minutes are up, additional
interested parties can register support or opposition, for the public record, by stating their name,
affiliation and whether they support or oppose the bill. We will have a designated witness or two to
testify on our behalf, so our best course to influence the outcome of the bill is to write letters, make
phone calls and contact members of the committee prior to the hearing.
We would encourage you to write letters, send faxes and make phone calls to the Transportation
Committee consultants, and to the Assemblymembers who sit on the committee, which I have listed
below. I do not believe we will have any problem getting Republican members of the committee to
support the bill, but it is critical to contact the Democratic members of the committee to let them know
how important this bill is to you. Please feel free to share your story (what kind of car you have—or
wish you had—and what kind of events you drive it to), with a call, e-mail or letter, in order to try and
persuade them to support AB 1740. At a minimum, everyone (and every club) should write a letter to
the Chairman of the committee and/or the committee consultants.
It is especially helpful if you actually live within the district of one of these members. Furthermore, if
you have friends, or know of other car clubs that do live in the districts represented by the members of
the Transportation Committee, I would encourage you to let them know about this bill as well.
Please note that the “official” deadline for having your support registered in the official committee
analysis is Tuesday, March 16. All communications should be received by the Assembly
Transportation Committee at that time.
Assembly Transportation Committee- (ph) 916-319-2093 (fax) 916-319-2193
Address: Assembly Transportation Committee, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
STATE CAPITOL
Room 5128
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 319-2066
FAX (916) 319-2166
DISTRICT OFFICE
41391 Kalmia Street, Suite 220
Murrieta, CA 92562
951-894-1232
951-894-5053 fax
Assemblyman Mike Eng (D—El Monte) Chairman
Assemblymember.Eng@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2049 (fax) 916-319-2149
Assemblyman Bill Berryhill (R-Stockton)
Assemblymember.Bill.Berryhill@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2026 (fax) 916-319-2126
Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield (D-Van Nuys),
Assemblymember.Blumenfield@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2040 (fax) 916-319-2140
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan (D-San Ramon),
Assemblymember.Buchanan@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2015 (fax) 916-319-2115
Assemblyman Warren Furutani (D-Long Beach),
Assemblymember.Furutani@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2055 (fax) 916-319-2155
Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani (D-Merced/Stockton),
Assemblymember.Galgiani@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2017 (fax) 916-319-2117
Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach),
Assemblymember.Lowenthal@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2054 (fax) 916-319-2154
Assemblyman Jeff Miller (R-Corona/Mission Viejo),
Assemblymember.Miller@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2071 (fax) 916-319-2171
Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Sacramento),
Assemblymember.Niello@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2005 (fax) 916-319-2105
Assemblyman Chris Norby (R-Fullerton),
Assemblymember.Norby@assembly.ca.gov(ph) 916-319-2072 (fax) 916-319-2172
Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim),
Assemblymember.Solorio@assembly.ca.gov(ph)- 916-319-2069 (fax) 916-319-2169
Assemblyman Tom Torlakson (D-Martinez),
Assemblymember.Torlakson@assembly.ca.gov(ph)- 916-319-2011 (fax) 916-319-2111
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Andrew Shedlock, in my Capitol office, at 916-
319-2066, or by e-mail at
Andrew.Shedlock@asm.ca.govThank you again for your support.
Sincerely,
KEVIN JEFFRIES
Assemblyman, 66th District
