AB 1168 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Department of Transportation: transferred property: City of Lynwood.

Summary

Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights on property acquired for state highway purposes. Various provisions of existing law specifically provide for the acquisition, transfer, and use of property owned by the department. This bill would, with respect to a parcel that the department transferred to the City of Lynwood, require the department to release and remove the deed restriction that it imposed on that parcel that requires a portion of the property to be used exclusively for public purposes for a period of 15 years from the recorded date of the deed. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Lynwood.

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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02/21/25 - Introduced → 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly · 5 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MODERATE

The amendment adds an entirely new section (118.10 to the Streets and Highways Code) that requires the California Department of Transportation to release and remove a deed restriction on a specific parcel it transferred to the City of Lynwood in 2016. The restriction required a portion of the property (the Alameda triangle) to be used exclusively for public purposes for 15 years. The original technical corrections to Vehicle Code Section 23109 (fixing duplicate words like 'upon on' and 'manner manner') remain unchanged in substance.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded significantly from a purely technical cleanup of Vehicle Code speed contest provisions to also include a special statute directing Caltrans to remove a deed restriction on a specific parcel in the City of Lynwood. This makes the bill applicable to both vehicle code enforcement and state highway property management.

SCOPE

Added new Section 118.10 to the Streets and Highways Code, creating a special statute that requires Caltrans to release and remove a deed restriction on a specific parcel (Assessor's Parcel Number 6169-001-900) in the City of Lynwood that was transferred from Caltrans to the city in 2016. The restriction required a portion known as the Alameda triangle property to be used exclusively for public purposes for 15 years from the recorded date of the deed.

DEFINITION

Added a definition of 'Imperial Highway property' as the specific parcel located in and owned by the City of Lynwood, formerly Caltrans Parcel Number 058166-01-01.

REQUIREMENT

Added legislative findings and declarations that a special statute is necessary under Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique nature of the Imperial Highway property in Lynwood, County of Los Angeles.

TECHNICAL

The Vehicle Code Section 23109 amendments remain technical corrections only: removing duplicate words such as 'upon on' to 'on', 'manner manner' to 'manner', 'days days' to 'days', 'months months' to 'months', and 'known known' / 'cited cited' to 'known' / 'cited'.

FISCAL

Fiscal committee review changed from 'no' to 'yes', indicating the bill now requires fiscal analysis, likely due to the new Caltrans property provision.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Feb 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors