AB 400 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Department of Transportation: changeable message signs.

Summary

Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law, the Outdoor Advertising Act, provides for the regulation by the department of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. Existing law also authorizes the department to install and maintain information signs along state highways. This bill would require the department, by June 30, 2016, to update its internal policies to allow displays of safety, transportation-related, and voting-related messages on changeable message signs, as defined, subject to approval by the United States Department of Transportation, as provided.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2015

Committee Review

Sep 2015

Assembly Passage

Apr 2015

Senate Passage

Sep 2015

Signed into Law

Oct 2015

Introduced Feb 19, 2015 Signed Oct 9, 2015

Floor votes · Senate Sep 2, 2015 · Assembly Apr 20, 2015

How they voted

23–7

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 33

Sep 2, 2015

D Democratic23

20 Yea 3

86% Yea

R Republican10

3 Yea 7 Nay

70% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Oct 9, 2015

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 4, 2015

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 2902.).

lower

Sep 2, 2015

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (23-7-3)

senate

Sep 2, 2015

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Jul 6, 2015

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Jun 24, 2015

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 17, 2015

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

May 7, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on T. & H.

upper

Apr 20, 2015

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (53-19)

assembly

Apr 15, 2015

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 15).

lower

Apr 6, 2015

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 26, 2015

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 25, 2015

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (March 23).

lower

Mar 2, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Feb 20, 2015

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors