AB 251 California Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Transportation Commission: vehicle weight safety study.

Summary

Existing law establishes the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to advise and assist the Secretary of Transportation and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for transportation programs in the state. Existing law tasks the CTC with various transportation-related studies and reports to the Legislature. This bill would require the CTC to convene a task force to study the relationship between vehicle weight and injuries to vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, and degradation to roads, and to study the costs and benefits of imposing a passenger vehicle weight fee to include consideration of vehicle weight. The bill would require the CTC, by no later than January 1, 2026, to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature, as specified.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

Assembly Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

Sep 2023

Signed into Law

Oct 2023

Introduced Jan 18, 2023 Signed Oct 7, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Sep 7, 2023 · Assembly May 22, 2023

How they voted

30–9

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Sep 7, 2023

D Democratic31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican9

9 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Oct 7, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 3187.).

lower

Sep 7, 2023

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Sep 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2461.).

upper

Sep 1, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

upper

Sep 1, 2023

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).

upper

Jun 26, 2023

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 7, 2023

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

upper

May 31, 2023

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

upper

May 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 15. Page 1712.)

lower

May 18, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18).

lower

May 10, 2023

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

May 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 6, 2023

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Mar 2, 2023

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Jan 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors