AB 361 — Vehicles: photographs of bicycle lane parking violations.

Summary

Existing law authorizes a public transit operator, as defined, to enforce parking violations in specified transit-only traffic lanes through the use of video imaging and to install automated forward facing parking control devices on public transit vehicles for the purpose of video imaging parking violations occurring in transit-only traffic lanes, as specified. Existing law requires a designated employee of a city, county, city and county, or a contracted law enforcement agency for a special transit district, who is qualified by the city and county or the district to issue parking citations, to review video image recordings for the purpose of determining whether a parking violation occurred in a transit-only traffic lane and to issue a notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle within 15 calendar days, as specified. Existing law makes these video image records confidential, and provides that these records are available only to public agencies to enforce parking violations. Existing law requires an operator who implements an automated enforcement system described above to report to specified committees of the Legislature on the system's effectiveness and impact on traffic outcomes, among other things, as specified. This bill would, until January 1, 2030, authorize a local agency, as defined, to install automated forward facing parking control devices on city-owned or district-owned parking enforcement vehicles for the purpose of taking photographs of parking violations occurring in bicycle lanes. The bill would require a designated employee of a city, county, city and county, or a contracted law enforcement agency for a special transit district, who is qualified by the city and county or the district to issue parking citations, to review photographs for the purpose of determining whether a parking violation occurred in a bicycle lane and to issue a notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle within 15 calendar days, as specified. The bill would require these photographic records to be confidential and make these records available only to public agencies to enforce parking violations. The bill would require any local agency that implements this pilot program to report to specified committees of the Legislature on the system's effectiveness and impact on traffic outcomes, among other things, by December 31, 2028. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/08/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2023
• Enrolled 09/11/23 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2023
• Amended 06/20/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 20, 2023
• Amended 05/02/23 - Amended Assembly pdf May 02, 2023
• Amended 03/09/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 09, 2023
• Introduced 02/01/23 - Introduced pdf February 01, 2023
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Action History

1. October 08, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 432, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 08, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 13, 2023

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

4. September 07, 2023

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 13. Page 3018.).

5. September 05, 2023

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. September 05, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 2368.).

7. June 29, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. June 28, 2023

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 27).

9. June 20, 2023

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

10. June 19, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (June 13).

11. May 24, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

12. May 16, 2023

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

13. May 15, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 11. Page 1550.)

14. May 03, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

15. May 02, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

16. May 01, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 25).

17. April 18, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

18. March 13, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

19. March 09, 2023

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

20. March 09, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.

21. February 02, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 4.

22. February 01, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Christopher M. Ward · Primary

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