California 2023 State Bills

We’re ready to accomplish some big transportation wins for California in 2023! Learn about the state bills we’re sponsoring and track their progress through the legislative session.

✅ LAW ❌ VETOED 🏘️ Housing 👩🏻‍🦽🚶🏾 Pedestrian 🗳️ Voting 🚌 Transit 🚗 Vehicle 🚲 Biking 🛣️ Freeway

🚗 Vehicle

✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Requires the state to study the impact of vehicle weight on pedestrian safety to inform possible policy decisions about registration fees.

AB 251 (Asm. Ward)

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🚌 Transit, 👩🏻‍🦽🚶🏾 Pedestrian

🚌 Transit 👩🏻‍🦽🚶🏾 Pedestrian

✋ HELD

Collects data on street furniture across the state such as bus shelters, trash cans, and benches.

AB 364 (Asm. Bryan)

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🚗 Vehicle, 👩🏻‍🦽🚶🏾 Pedestrian

🚗 Vehicle 👩🏻‍🦽🚶🏾 Pedestrian

✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Increases the visibility of people crossing the street by preventing cars from parking immediately before the crosswalk.

AB 413 (Asm. Lee)

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🚗 Vehicle

✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Creates a speed safety cameras pilot program to slow down drivers on high-injury streets and areas with a history of street racing.

AB 645 (Asm. Friedman)

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🚌 Transit

❌ VETOED BY GOVERNOR

Decriminalizes fare evasion, removing the threat of a misdemeanor and jail time for not paying a few dollars for bus or transit.

AB 819 (Asm. Bryan)

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🚲 Biking

❌ VETOED BY GOVERNOR

Legalizes biking on the sidewalk in areas without safe bicycle infrastructure, so you don't have to choose between riding your bicycle on dangerous streets or breaking the law.

AB 825 (Asm. Bryan)

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🚗 Vehicle, 🏘️ Housing

🚗 Vehicle 🏘️ Housing

✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Separates parking costs from rent, making sure people who don't need a parking spot aren't paying for one.

AB 1317 (Asm. W. Carrillo)

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🗳️ Voting

✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Allows neighborhood councils, boards, and commissions in the city of Los Angeles to continue meeting virtually, making meetings more accessible and reducing the need for unnecessary driving.

SB 411 (Sen. Portantino)

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🚲 Biking

✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Establishes a bicycle czar at Caltrans to represent the cyclist perspective on the agency’s major projects.

SB 538 (Sen. Portantino)

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🛣️ Freeway

✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Requires Caltrans to report annual data on state highway widening projects, including miles built, dollars spent, vehicle miles traveled induced, and greenhouse gases emitted.

SB 695 (Sen. Gonzalez)

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🚲 Biking, 🏘️ Housing