Bill Text: CA SB934 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 934

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

Bill Title: Zero-emission freight infrastructure: interagency coordination: report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-15 - August 15 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB934 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB934-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 934

Introduced by Senator Gonzalez

January 16, 2024

An act to amend Section 35100 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 934, as introduced, Gonzalez. Vehicles: width.

Existing law prohibits the total outside width of a vehicle or its load from exceeding 102 inches, except as specified.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 35100 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

35100.

(a) The total outside width of ~~any~~ a vehicle or its load shall not exceed 102 inches, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding any other ~~provision of~~ law, safety devices ~~which~~ that the Secretary of Transportation determines to be necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles shall not be included in the calculation of width as specified in subdivision (a).

(c) ~~Any~~ A city or county may, by ordinance, prohibit a combination of vehicles of a total width in excess of 96 inches upon highways under its jurisdiction. The ordinance shall not be effective until appropriate signs are erected indicating the ~~streets affected.~~ affected streets.