California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 1908 — High-occupancy vehicle lanes.

Last action — In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to designate certain lanes for the exclusive or preferential use of high-occupancy vehicles. When those exclusive or preferential use lanes are established and double parallel solid lines are in place to the right thereof, existing law prohibits any person driving a vehicle from crossing over those double lines to enter into or exit from the lanes, and entrance or exit from those lanes is authorized only in areas designated for these purposes or where a single broken line is in place to the right of the lanes, except as specified. This bill would prohibit, commencing July 1, 2017, a high-occupancy vehicle lane from being established on a state highway in southern California, unless that lane is established as a high-occupancy vehicle lane only during the hours of heavy commuter traffic, as determined by the department. The bill would require any existing high-occupancy vehicle lane in southern California to be modified to conform with those requirements. The bill would authorize the department, on or after May 1, 2018, to reinstate 24-hour high-occupancy vehicle lanes in southern California if the department makes a specified determination, and would require the department to report to the Legislature on the impact on traffic of limiting the use of high-occupancy lanes only during the hours of heavy commuter traffic, as provided in the bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

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

  3. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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

  6. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  7. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  8. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brough · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Harper · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Harper

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Brough
  • Gatto

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Reconsideration.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting

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

Failed 5 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 51001
Total 51001
% of votes cast 31%63%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Nay
Brown — Nay
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Chu — Nay
Daly — Nay
Dodd — Nay
Gomez — Nay
Baker — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Nay
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Nay
O'Donnell — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1908 do?
Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to designate certain lanes for the exclusive or preferential use of high-occupancy vehicles. When those exclusive or preferential use lanes are established and double parallel solid lines are in place to the right thereof, existing law prohibits any person driving a vehicle from crossing over those double lines to enter into or exit from the lanes, and entrance or exit from those lanes is authorized only in areas designated for these purposes or where a single broken line is in place to the right of the lanes, except as specified. This bill would prohibit, commencing July 1, 2017, a high-occupancy vehicle lane from being established on a state highway in southern California, unless that lane is established as a high-occupancy vehicle lane only during the hours of heavy commuter traffic, as determined by the department. The bill would require any existing high-occupancy vehicle lane in southern California to be modified to conform with those requirements. The bill would authorize the department, on or after May 1, 2018, to reinstate 24-hour high-occupancy vehicle lanes in southern California if the department makes a specified determination, and would require the department to report to the Legislature on the impact on traffic of limiting the use of high-occupancy lanes only during the hours of heavy commuter traffic, as provided in the bill.
Who sponsors AB 1908?
AB 1908 is sponsored by Brough, Gatto, and Harper.
What is the current status of AB 1908?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 AB 1908?
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