{"id":53593,"date":"2025-09-08T01:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=53593"},"modified":"2025-09-08T01:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:39:25","slug":"california-dems-kill-bill-backed-by-jay-leno-that-would-have-exempted-classic-cars-from-emissions-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=53593","title":{"rendered":"California Dems Kill Bill Backed by Jay Leno That Would Have Exempted Classic Cars from Emissions Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Not even classic car collector Jay Leno could convince California\u2019s legislative Democrats to give an inch on what a critic called the state\u2019s \u201cregulatory hellscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Assembly Appropriations Committee blocked Republican Sen. Shannon Grove\u2019s Senate Bill 712, informally known as Leno\u2019s Law, from advancing, according to KABC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSB 712, also known as \u201cLeno\u2019s Law,\u201d offers a practical solution for owners of collector vehicles<\/a> that have difficulty complying with the state\u2019s smog check law,\u201d according to a fact sheet<\/a> issued by Grove.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLeno\u2019s Law is sponsored by renowned car enthusiast and television icon Jay Leno. The bill would exempt, on an ongoing basis, collector cars whose model year is 35 years or older from the state\u2019s smog check law,\u201d the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n

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California did not pass Leno\u2019s Law, meaning that classic cars still need to pass smog inspections.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe bill would also exempt classic cars from the smog check program upon transfer of a vehicle. These classic cars are infrequently driven, carefully maintained, and make up only a fraction of cars on the road,\u201d the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n

\u201cExempting them from the biennial smog check would strengthen California\u2019s \u2018car culture\u2019 by helping preserve these historical treasures,\u201d the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n

The fact sheet said forcing classic cars<\/a> to meet current standards \u201cis an overreach by the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leno\u2019s Law Is Officially Dead, Which Means Classic Car Owners In California Will Continue to Suffer https:\/\/t.co\/iN02oovok6<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt targets a small group of people without providing any significant benefit or detriment to overall air quality in the state. In most other states, vehicles over 25 years old, considered classic cars, are exempt from smog checks,\u201d the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n

Writing about the demise<\/a> of the law in an Op-Ed on Auto Wire<\/a>, Steven Symes vented that potential passage \u201cwas too good to be true in the regulatory hellscape known as California, especially with so many politicians there deciding internal combustion engines are literally killing the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows why this bill was killed: the party that controls California has waged open warfare on any car that burns gasoline. That means your classic ride is public enemy number one,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe were skeptical this bill would ever be passed into law. After all, California is the same state which has been leading the charge with EV mandates and even talking about banning not only the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines, but the operation of them on public roads,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Symes said it is time for classic car lovers to hit the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat this latest move signals is that if you\u2019re a classic car owner and love the hobby, but you happen to reside in California, now is the time to make your exit,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust remember, if you\u2019re a gearhead and you do leave the Golden State, don\u2019t bring the political mess you left along with you. Vote differently if in the past you\u2019ve supported the nonsense which has led to this aggressive push against your beloved hobby,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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