California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 529 — Vehicles: speed limits: downward speed zoning.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 528, Statutes of 2011.

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  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 15, 2011. 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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Department of Transportation, after consultation with local agencies and public hearings, to adopt rules and regulations prescribing uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices and setting of speed limits. Existing law makes it a crime for a driver to fail to obey a sign or signal, defined as regulatory in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Manual) , or a Department of Transportation-approved supplement to that manual. This bill would require the Department of Transportation to revise the Manual, as it read on January 1, 2012, to require the department or a local authority to round speed limits to within 5 miles per hour of the 85th-percentile speed of free-flowing traffic. The bill would allow, in cases in which the speed limit needs to be rounded up to the nearest 5 miles per hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, the department or a local authority to decide to instead round down the speed limit to the lower 5 miles per hour increment, but then the department or a local authority would be prohibited from reducing the speed limit any further for any reason. (2) This bill would incorporate changes to Section 21400 of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and AB 345, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2012, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 528, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2838.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2128.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From Special Consent Calendar pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.

  13. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  16. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 14).

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1445.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 11).

  23. Measure version as amended on May 3 corrected.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  29. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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

  32. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and L. GOV.

  33. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  34. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Achadjian · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Primary
  • Smyth · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Achadjian
  • Smyth
  • Williams

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 529 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73004
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Conway — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Cook — Yea
Ma — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB529 Gatto By Lowenthal

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 529 GATTO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Carter — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Cook — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Lara — Yea
Campos — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bonilla — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 529 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Department of Transportation, after consultation with local agencies and public hearings, to adopt rules and regulations prescribing uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices and setting of speed limits. Existing law makes it a crime for a driver to fail to obey a sign or signal, defined as regulatory in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Manual) , or a Department of Transportation-approved supplement to that manual. This bill would require the Department of Transportation to revise the Manual, as it read on January 1, 2012, to require the department or a local authority to round speed limits to within 5 miles per hour of the 85th-percentile speed of free-flowing traffic. The bill would allow, in cases in which the speed limit needs to be rounded up to the nearest 5 miles per hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, the department or a local authority to decide to instead round down the speed limit to the lower 5 miles per hour increment, but then the department or a local authority would be prohibited from reducing the speed limit any further for any reason. (2) This bill would incorporate changes to Section 21400 of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and AB 345, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2012, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 529?
AB 529 is sponsored by Achadjian, Gatto, Smyth, and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 529?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2011. Enacted.
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