Bill Text: CA AB2599 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: High-occupancy vehicle lanes: County of Riverside.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-08-11 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2599 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2599-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2599

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Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes

February 18, 2022

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An act to amend Section 1978 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to streets and highways.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2599, as introduced, Cervantes. Courtesy signs: state or county highways.

Existing law authorizes county officials, with respect to any state or county highway within their respective jurisdictions and upon a resolution adopted by the respective county board of supervisors, to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, at or near the county line and at county expense, signs stating, or to add to their existing signs, the statement “Where We Honor Veterans.” Existing law requires the approval of the Department of Transportation if those signs are on a state highway.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that approval requirement.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 1978 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:

1978.

 (a) County officials, with respect to any state or county highway within their respective jurisdictions and upon a resolution adopted by the respective county board of supervisors, may place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, at or near the county line and at county expense, signs stating or adding to their existing signs the following statement: “Where We Honor Veterans.”

(b) Signs or additions to signs described in subdivision (a) that are on a state highway shall only be placed or added to upon the approval of the Department of Transportation. department.