CA SB545 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Engrossed on June 2 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-08-29 - August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 2 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-08-29 - August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 185035.5 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to high-speed rail.
Title
High-speed rail: economic opportunities.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-07 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB545 Cortese et al (Y: 27 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-07-07 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB545 Cortese et al (Y: 27 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-17 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-08 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-07-08 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-06-27 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. |
| 2025-06-09 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and L. GOV. |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 1375.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1203.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Set for hearing May 19. |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 968.) (April 30). |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Set for hearing April 30. |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 710.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Set for hearing April 8. |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and L. GOV. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities Code | 185035.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
