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]

Summary

An act to add Section 185035.5 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to high-speed rail.

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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]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-08-29AssemblyAugust 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-08-20AssemblyAugust 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-17AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-08AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-07-08AssemblyCoauthors revised.
2025-06-27AssemblyFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-09AssemblyReferred to Coms. on TRANS. and L. GOV.
2025-06-03AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-02SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 1375.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-23SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1203.) (May 23).
2025-05-20SenateSet for hearing May 23.
2025-05-19SenateMay 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-09SenateSet for hearing May 19.
2025-05-01SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 968.) (April 30).
2025-04-23SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-09SenateSet for hearing April 30.
2025-04-09SenateFrom 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.
2025-04-01SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-03-25SenateSet for hearing April 8.
2025-03-05SenateReferred to Coms. on TRANS. and L. GOV.
2025-02-21SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20SenateIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Public Utilities Code185035.5New CodeSee Bill Text

California State Sources


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