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AB 1549 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Department of Transportation: state highway rights-of-way: broadband: fiber optic cables.

Summary
Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of state highways and associated property. Existing law provides for the department to issue encroachment permits with respect to structures and activities in, under, or over any portion of the right-of-way of a state highway. This bill would require the department to notify companies and organizations working on broadband deployment on its Internet Web site of specified department-led highway construction projects and would authorize those companies and organizations to collaborate with the department to install a broadband conduit as part of each project. The bill would require the department, in consultation with stakeholders, on or before January 1, 2018, to develop guidelines to facilitate the installation of broadband conduit on state highway rights-of-way.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2015
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Assembly Passage
Jan 2016
Senate Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Sep 2016
Introduced Sep 11, 2015 Signed Sep 23, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Aug 23, 2016 · Assembly Aug 29, 2016

How they voted

34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Aug 23, 2016
D Democratic24
24 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
8
Committee
15
Amendments
5
Sep 23, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 29, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (75-0)
assembly
Aug 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6337.).
lower
Aug 24, 2016
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 23, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Aug 17, 2016
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 11, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).
upper
Aug 1, 2016
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 30, 2016
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 22, 2016
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 21, 2016
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 14).
upper
May 16, 2016
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Feb 4, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Jan 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 21).
lower
Jan 15, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jan 14, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jan 13, 2016
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Jan 12, 2016
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (January 11).
lower
Jan 5, 2016
Committee
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on TRANS. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 5). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Jan 4, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
Jan 4, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.
lower
Dec 9, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. & F.
lower
Sep 12, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee October 13.
lower
Sep 11, 2015
Introduced
(Introduced pursuant to Joint Rule 54)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JW
Jim Wood
DDemocratic
CA
2