Crimes: public transportation: minors.
Summary
Existing law makes it an infraction or a misdemeanor to evade the payment of a fare on a public transit system, to misuse a transfer, pass, ticket, or token with the intent to evade the payment of a fare, or to use a discount ticket without authorization or fail to present, upon request from a transit system representative, acceptable proof of eligibility to use a discount ticket. This bill would prohibit a minor from being charged with an infraction or a misdemeanor for those acts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Jun 2016
Senate Passage
Jun 2016
Assembly Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Jan 15, 2016
Signed Aug 22, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2016 · Assembly Aug 4, 2016
How they voted
24–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2016
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Aug 22, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 4, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (44-28-6)
assembly
Jun 28, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28).
lower
Jun 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jun 2, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-14-2)
senate
May 31, 2016
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
upper
May 27, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3998.) (May 27).
upper
Apr 13, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3521.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jan 28, 2016
Committee
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.
upper
Jan 15, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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