California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 400 — Department of Transportation: changeable message signs.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 693, Statutes of 2015.

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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 19, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law, the Outdoor Advertising Act, provides for the regulation by the department of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. Existing law also authorizes the department to install and maintain information signs along state highways. This bill would require the department, by June 30, 2016, to update its internal policies to allow displays of safety, transportation-related, and voting-related messages on changeable message signs, as defined, subject to approval by the United States Department of Transportation, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 693, Statutes of 2015.

  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 58. Noes 19. Page 2902.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2411.).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 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.

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 21. Page 1014.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 15).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (March 23).

  21. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Alejo

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 400 ALEJO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 541403
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 581903
% of votes cast 73%24%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Gordon — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB400 Alejo By Mendoza

Passed 27 Yea · 10 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25903
Democratic 2100
Total 271003
% of votes cast 68%25%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pavley — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 400 ALEJO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 21 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551500
Democratic 4000
Republican 0600
Total 592100
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Kim — Nay
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 9301
Republican 0200
Total 11501
% of votes cast 65%29%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13201
Total 13201
% of votes cast 81%13%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Baker — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Kim — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 400 do?
Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law, the Outdoor Advertising Act, provides for the regulation by the department of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. Existing law also authorizes the department to install and maintain information signs along state highways. This bill would require the department, by June 30, 2016, to update its internal policies to allow displays of safety, transportation-related, and voting-related messages on changeable message signs, as defined, subject to approval by the United States Department of Transportation, as provided.
Who sponsors AB 400?
AB 400 is sponsored by Alejo.
What is the current status of AB 400?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 400?
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