California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1250 — Vehicles: buses: axle weight.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 484, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, operative January 1, 2016, provides that the gross weight on any one axle of a bus shall not exceed 20,500 pounds. Existing law exempts from this limitation a transit bus procured through a solicitation process pursuant to which a solicitation was issued before January 1, 2013. A violation of this provision is a crime. This bill would exempt from the weight limitation transit buses procured through a solicitation process pursuant to which a solicitation was issued before January 1, 2016. The bill would provide that the weight limitation would not apply to a bus purchased during an option period in a multiyear contract to purchase transit buses that is entered into before January 1, 2016, by a publicly owned or operated transit system, or an operator of a transit system under contract with a publicly owned or operated transit system, provided that the option period does not exceed 5 years from the date of the original contract, or extend beyond January 1, 2021, whichever is earlier. This bill would also establish certain weight limitations for transit buses procured through a solicitation process pursuant to which a solicitation was issued at a specified time. The bill would provide that these provisions do not authorize the operation of a transit bus on a bridge or certain other structures if the gross weight of the transit bus is greater than the maximum weight which the bridge or other structure can safely sustain. The bill would require, if the gross weight imposed upon the highway by the wheels on any one axle of a transit bus exceeds 20,000 pounds, the axle to be supported by 4 wheels bearing load upon the highway. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require a transit operator operating an articulated bus to provide notice, by July 1, 2016, to all cities and counties in whose jurisdiction the bus will operate in the upcoming calendar year, of the approximate routes upon which the bus will operate. The bill would also require an annual notice by July 1 thereafter to all cities and counties under whose jurisdiction the bus will operate, identifying any changes to the service on those routes or any new routes upon which the bus is expected to be scheduled for the upcoming calendar year. 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 484, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3201.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3198.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 11).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3169.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2742.).

  11. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 10).

  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. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 6. Page 2646.)

  14. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on T. & H. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b) .

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 17).

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. 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.

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

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

  24. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1016.)

  25. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  26. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  27. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  29. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  30. Read first time.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  32. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1250 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1250 Bloom By Beall

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Democratic 0001
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1250 BLOOM Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Medina — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chu — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1250 do?
Existing law, operative January 1, 2016, provides that the gross weight on any one axle of a bus shall not exceed 20,500 pounds. Existing law exempts from this limitation a transit bus procured through a solicitation process pursuant to which a solicitation was issued before January 1, 2013. A violation of this provision is a crime. This bill would exempt from the weight limitation transit buses procured through a solicitation process pursuant to which a solicitation was issued before January 1, 2016. The bill would provide that the weight limitation would not apply to a bus purchased during an option period in a multiyear contract to purchase transit buses that is entered into before January 1, 2016, by a publicly owned or operated transit system, or an operator of a transit system under contract with a publicly owned or operated transit system, provided that the option period does not exceed 5 years from the date of the original contract, or extend beyond January 1, 2021, whichever is earlier. This bill would also establish certain weight limitations for transit buses procured through a solicitation process pursuant to which a solicitation was issued at a specified time. The bill would provide that these provisions do not authorize the operation of a transit bus on a bridge or certain other structures if the gross weight of the transit bus is greater than the maximum weight which the bridge or other structure can safely sustain. The bill would require, if the gross weight imposed upon the highway by the wheels on any one axle of a transit bus exceeds 20,000 pounds, the axle to be supported by 4 wheels bearing load upon the highway. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require a transit operator operating an articulated bus to provide notice, by July 1, 2016, to all cities and counties in whose jurisdiction the bus will operate in the upcoming calendar year, of the approximate routes upon which the bus will operate. The bill would also require an annual notice by July 1 thereafter to all cities and counties under whose jurisdiction the bus will operate, identifying any changes to the service on those routes or any new routes upon which the bus is expected to be scheduled for the upcoming calendar year. 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 AB 1250?
AB 1250 is sponsored by Bloom.
What is the current status of AB 1250?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
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