California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 266 — Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 405, Statutes of 2013.

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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 07, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing federal law authorizes, until September 30, 2017, a state to allow specified labeled vehicles to use lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs) . Existing state law authorizes the Department of Transportation to designate certain lanes for the exclusive use of HOVs, which lanes may also be used, until January 1, 2015, or until the Secretary of State receives a specified notice, by certain low-emission, hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles not carrying the requisite number of passengers otherwise required for the use of an HOV lane, if the vehicle displays a valid identifier issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A violation of provisions relating to HOV lane use by vehicles with those identifiers is a crime. This bill would extend the operation of those provisions for certain low-emission vehicles to January 1, 2019, or until federal authorization expires, or until the Secretary of State receives that specified notice, whichever occurs first. The bill would until January 1, 2015, or until the Secretary of State receives that specified notice, authorize the department to issue a valid identifier to a vehicle that meets California's transitional zero-emission vehicle (TZEV) standard. The bill would also repeal duplicate provisions of law, delete obsolete provisions of law relating to hybrid vehicles, and make additional conforming changes. By extending a crime that otherwise would be inoperative, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional substantive changes in Sections 5205.5 and 21655.9 of the Vehicle Code made by SB 286, to become operative if SB 286 and this bill become effective on or before January 1, 2014, and this bill is enacted last. 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. The bill would become operative only if SB 286 is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2014.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 405, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 20. Page 2903.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2099.).

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

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

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2).

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

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 22. Page 1515.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 1).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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

  20. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Blumenfield · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Blumenfield

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 266 Concurrence in Senate Amendments By BLOOM

Passed 56 Yea · 20 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 521702
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 562002
% of votes cast 72%26%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Allen — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB266 Blumenfield By Yee

Passed 29 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26802
Democratic 3000
Total 29802
% of votes cast 74%21%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Knight — Nay
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Beall — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Torres — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Block — Yea
Correa — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 266 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 22 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 431707
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 492207
% of votes cast 63%28%0%9%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Gray — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Salas — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Logue — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Nay
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 1000
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10201
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 12301
% of votes cast 75%19%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Logue — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 266 do?
Existing federal law authorizes, until September 30, 2017, a state to allow specified labeled vehicles to use lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs) . Existing state law authorizes the Department of Transportation to designate certain lanes for the exclusive use of HOVs, which lanes may also be used, until January 1, 2015, or until the Secretary of State receives a specified notice, by certain low-emission, hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles not carrying the requisite number of passengers otherwise required for the use of an HOV lane, if the vehicle displays a valid identifier issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A violation of provisions relating to HOV lane use by vehicles with those identifiers is a crime. This bill would extend the operation of those provisions for certain low-emission vehicles to January 1, 2019, or until federal authorization expires, or until the Secretary of State receives that specified notice, whichever occurs first. The bill would until January 1, 2015, or until the Secretary of State receives that specified notice, authorize the department to issue a valid identifier to a vehicle that meets California's transitional zero-emission vehicle (TZEV) standard. The bill would also repeal duplicate provisions of law, delete obsolete provisions of law relating to hybrid vehicles, and make additional conforming changes. By extending a crime that otherwise would be inoperative, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional substantive changes in Sections 5205.5 and 21655.9 of the Vehicle Code made by SB 286, to become operative if SB 286 and this bill become effective on or before January 1, 2014, and this bill is enacted last. 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. The bill would become operative only if SB 286 is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2014.
Who sponsors AB 266?
AB 266 is sponsored by Bloom and Blumenfield.
What is the current status of AB 266?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 266?
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