AB 2454 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State highways: report: southeast Los Angeles County.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and requires the department to improve and maintain the state highways. This bill would require the department, in collaboration with the California Transportation Commission, to prepare a report to assess the services provided by the department to maintain and improve the state highway system, and the needs of state highway infrastructure, in the southeast portion of the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require the department to submit the report to the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website, on or before February 1, 2028. In preparing the report, the bill would require the department to provide an opportunity to comment on the topic of the report, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for County of Los Angeles.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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02/20/26 - Introduced → 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly · 6 edits · Mar 19, 2026

MODERATE

AB 2454 was transformed from a minor nonsubstantive correction to Section 91 of the Streets and Highways Code into a substantive bill that requires Caltrans, in collaboration with the California Transportation Commission, to prepare and submit a report by February 1, 2028 assessing state highway services and infrastructure needs in southeast Los Angeles County. The amended bill adds a new Section 91.1 with detailed requirements for public comment, stakeholder outreach, and specific report content, and includes a sunset provision repealing the section on January 1, 2033.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded dramatically from a minor grammatical correction to an existing highway maintenance statute into a targeted policy measure requiring a specific regional assessment report for southeast Los Angeles County, with public engagement requirements and a defined sunset date.

SCOPE

Added an entirely new Section 91.1 to the Streets and Highways Code requiring Caltrans to prepare a report assessing state highway services and infrastructure needs in southeast Los Angeles County, submitted to the Legislature by February 1, 2028.

Added a legislative finding declaring that a special statute is necessary due to the unique transportation needs of Los Angeles County, justifying why a general statute cannot apply under Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution.

REQUIREMENT

The report must include recommendations on improving state highway infrastructure and Caltrans services (including clean-up and maintenance), as well as improving Caltrans communications and engagement with local governments in southeast LA County.

Caltrans must provide a public comment opportunity through its website when preparing the report, and is encouraged to conduct stakeholder outreach and hold a public workshop in southeast Los Angeles County.

TIMELINE

The new Section 91.1 sunsets: it becomes inoperative on February 1, 2032, and is repealed on January 1, 2033.

TECHNICAL

The original nonsubstantive fix to Section 91 (changing 'which have been' to 'that have been') is retained but renumbered as Section 1, while the new substantive provisions are placed in a new Section 91.1.

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Amendments

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors