Transportation.
What changed between versions
Added a zero-emission electric vehicle incentive program (Health and Safety Code 43215) funded by the Budget Act of 2026, providing point-of-sale incentives for first-time buyers of new and used light-duty passenger EVs registered to California residents. New vehicles capped at $50,000 MSRP, used vehicles at $25,000 sales price, with a curb weight limit of 8,500 pounds. Incentives must be matched by participating manufacturers.
Expanded Vehicle Code Section 2400 to authorize the CHP commissioner to provide physical security to the immediate family (spouse, domestic partner, children, parents including step/in-laws/adoptive) of current or former constitutional officers or legislators. Requires a threat analysis upon request, mandatory reassessment at 6 months and at least annually thereafter, and prohibits altering security level or duration until the 6-month reassessment is complete. Also allows the Chief Justice to request protective services for state appellate and supreme court judges.
Created an exemption from the vehicle price caps for California-headquartered zero-emission vehicle companies (defined as corporations headquartered in California whose entire fleet is zero-emission). Includes a severability clause so the rest of the section survives if this provision is struck down by a court.
Added Streets and Highways Code Section 1811 prohibiting cities with a population of 2,000,000 or more (effectively targeting Los Angeles) from reducing vehicle travel lanes on streets that are the only access to two or more adjacent cemeteries without prior approval of the governing body plus mayoral concurrence, a duly noticed public hearing, and written findings on alternatives, emergency access, fire hazard severity zones, and consistency with the city's mobility plan.
Increased the CHP capital outlay appropriation in Budget Act of 2026 Item 2720-301-0001 from $11,414,000 to $11,603,000 (a $189,000 increase) for tower and vault replacement. Also authorized the Department of Finance to augment Schedule 2 funds by up to $4,000,000 for option agreements to purchase critical real property parcels, subject to Property Acquisition Law.
The EV incentive program (Section 43215) becomes inoperative on September 1, 2031 and is repealed as of January 1, 2032. The entire bill takes effect immediately upon enactment as a budget-related measure.
Added legislative findings (Section 5) declaring that a special statute is necessary for the cemetery lane-reduction provision due to uniquely complex traffic patterns in Los Angeles, satisfying the constitutional requirement for special legislation. Also added a provision exempting the EV program from Administrative Procedure Act requirements for guidelines and standards.