AB 2503 (Asm. Alex Lee)
✅ Passed Senate
✅ Passed Assembly
✅ Signed into Law
This bill, authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, exempts rail electrification projects from CEQA. This means it will make rail electrification easier and less expensive, cutting diesel emissions and boosting reliability for passengers. It has passed the Assembly and has been referred to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.
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AB 2583
AB 2583 (Asm. Marc Berman)
✅ Passed Assembly
❌ Died in Senate Appropriations
Introduced by Assemblymember Marc Berman, AB 2583 reduces speed limits in school zones to 20 mph and ends the vague "when children are present” standard, aligning California with the school zone policy in dozens of other states.
AB 2744
AB 2744 (Asm. Kevin McCarty)
❌ Died in Assembly
This bill, authored by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, would have eliminated parking in bike lanes, slip lanes, and require LPIs at intersections.
AB 3177
AB 3177 (Asm. Wendy Carrillo)
✅ Passed Assembly
✅ Passed Senate
✅ Signed into Law
Our bill by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo prohibits cities from forcing home builders to spend money and give up land to make streets wider, known as “street dedications.” This will be huge in the effort to make housing cheaper, faster & more plentiful without making our roads more dangerous.
SB 960
SB 960 (Sen. Scott Wiener)
✅ Passed Assembly
✅ Passed Senate
✅ Signed into Law
Authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, SB 960, or the complete streets bill, will ensure better conditions for transit riders, cyclists & pedestrians on Caltrans controlled streets.
SB 961
SB 961 (Sen. Scott Wiener)
✅ Passed Assembly
✅ Passed Senate
❌ VETOED
This bill by Sen. Scott Wiener mandates the installation of intelligent speed assist features on cars sold after 2027. These systems will alert drivers when they exceed the posted speed limit by 10 MPH, potentially saving countless lives. This technology is already standard in the EU.
SB 1100
SB 1100 (Sen. Anthony Portantino)
✅ Passed Assembly
✅ Passed Senate
✅ Signed into Law
This bill will end the requirement of a drivers license or a car for certain job applications and housing/housing applications
SB 1216
SB 1216 (Sen. Catherine Blakespear)
❌ Withdrew support. Read our statement about why here.
This bill would ban the use of sharrows and class 3 bike lanes on streets with posted speed limits above 30mph. It also prevents sharrows on streets over 25mph from being funded through the Active Transportation Program.
SB 1271
SB 1271 (Sen. Dave Min)
✅ Passed Assembly
✅ Passed Senate
✅ Signed into Law
Our bill by Sen. Dave Min requires e-bikes and e-scooters to have safe and high quality batteries and high quality manufacturing standards that will make sure consumers are buying safe products.