California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 254 — Emergency vehicles: payment of tolls: exemptions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 425, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, a vehicle that enters into or upon a vehicular crossing immediately becomes liable for tolls and other charges prescribed by the California Transportation Commission. Under existing law, it is unlawful to refuse to pay, or to evade or attempt to evade the payment of, tolls or other charges on any vehicular crossing, as defined, or toll highway. A violation of those provisions is a crime. This bill would, except as specified, exempt authorized emergency vehicles, as defined, from payment of a toll or charge on a vehicular crossing, toll highway, or high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane and any related fines, under specified conditions, including, but not limited to, when the vehicle is being driven while responding to or returning from an urgent or emergency call, engaged in an urgent or emergency response, or engaging in a fire station coverage assignment directly related to an emergency response. The bill would require, upon information and belief of the toll operator that an authorized emergency vehicle is not in compliance with these provisions, the fire chief, police chief, county sheriff, head of the public agency, or his or her designee, upon the written request of the owner or operator of the toll facility, to provide or otherwise make accessible to the toll operator the dispatch records or log books relevant to the time period when the vehicle was in use on the toll highway or vehicular crossing. By imposing new duties on local entities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 425, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2799.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1962.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  12. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1627.)

  15. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 13).

  17. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  25. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Primary
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Jeffries

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 254 JEFFRIES Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84001
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 90001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bass — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB254 Jeffries By Huff

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34004
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 36005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 254 JEFFRIES Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81003
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 89003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
La — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Duvall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Duvall — Not Voting
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13002
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Torlakson — Not Voting
Bonnie — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Eng — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 254 do?
(1) Under existing law, a vehicle that enters into or upon a vehicular crossing immediately becomes liable for tolls and other charges prescribed by the California Transportation Commission. Under existing law, it is unlawful to refuse to pay, or to evade or attempt to evade the payment of, tolls or other charges on any vehicular crossing, as defined, or toll highway. A violation of those provisions is a crime. This bill would, except as specified, exempt authorized emergency vehicles, as defined, from payment of a toll or charge on a vehicular crossing, toll highway, or high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane and any related fines, under specified conditions, including, but not limited to, when the vehicle is being driven while responding to or returning from an urgent or emergency call, engaged in an urgent or emergency response, or engaging in a fire station coverage assignment directly related to an emergency response. The bill would require, upon information and belief of the toll operator that an authorized emergency vehicle is not in compliance with these provisions, the fire chief, police chief, county sheriff, head of the public agency, or his or her designee, upon the written request of the owner or operator of the toll facility, to provide or otherwise make accessible to the toll operator the dispatch records or log books relevant to the time period when the vehicle was in use on the toll highway or vehicular crossing. By imposing new duties on local entities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 254?
AB 254 is sponsored by Runner, Cox, Jeffries, and Bill Berryhill.
What is the current status of AB 254?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 254?
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