California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 240 — Vehicles: Department of Transportation vehicles.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 175, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law until January 1, 2010, requires a person driving a vehicle on a freeway approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying emergency lights or a stationary tow truck that is displaying flashing amber warning lights, to approach with due caution, and before passing in the lane immediately adjacent to the stationary vehicle, absent other direction by a peace officer, to move into an available lane that is not immediately adjacent to the stationary vehicle or if that lane change would be unsafe or impracticable, to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed. A violation of those requirements is an infraction. This bill would extend this provision indefinitely. The bill, except as specified, would also apply these requirements to a person driving a vehicle on a freeway that approaches a stationary marked Department of Transportation vehicle displaying flashing amber warning lights. By extending indefinitely, and expanding the scope of, an existing crime, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 175, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 24. Noes 2. Page 2438.) To enrollment.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 2469.)

  6. From committee: Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 be re-referred to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 2410.) Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  8. In Senate.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 3328.) To Senate.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. (Heard in committee on July 8.)

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.)

  13. (Heard in committee on June 29.)

  14. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  16. To Com. on TRANS.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 885.) To Assembly.

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 655.)

  21. Set for hearing April 27.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 498.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Set for hearing April 14.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  25. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  26. Set for hearing March 31.

  27. To Com. on T. & H.

  28. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  29. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wright · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wright

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in.

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8102
Total 8102
% of votes cast 73%9%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Harman — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Huff — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea

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SB 240 Wright Senate Third Reading By DE LEON

Passed 90 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84100
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 90100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
V. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Bass — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — 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

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Unfinished Supp 1 SB240 Wright Concurrence

Passed 34 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31205
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 34205
% of votes cast 83%5%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Yea
Negrete — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

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
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Miller — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB240 Wright

Passed 31 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27207
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 31207
% of votes cast 78%5%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9004
Total 9004
% of votes cast 69%0%0%31%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 7201
Total 8201
% of votes cast 73%18%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 240 do?
(1) Existing law until January 1, 2010, requires a person driving a vehicle on a freeway approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying emergency lights or a stationary tow truck that is displaying flashing amber warning lights, to approach with due caution, and before passing in the lane immediately adjacent to the stationary vehicle, absent other direction by a peace officer, to move into an available lane that is not immediately adjacent to the stationary vehicle or if that lane change would be unsafe or impracticable, to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed. A violation of those requirements is an infraction. This bill would extend this provision indefinitely. The bill, except as specified, would also apply these requirements to a person driving a vehicle on a freeway that approaches a stationary marked Department of Transportation vehicle displaying flashing amber warning lights. By extending indefinitely, and expanding the scope of, an existing crime, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 240?
SB 240 is sponsored by Wright.
What is the current status of SB 240?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 240?
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