Alex Lee
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 24
Author
Under existing law, a person who enters a vehicular crossing becomes liable for any tolls imposed. Existing law prescribes the means by which a toll may be collected or paid, including by the use of an electronic transponder or by means of capturing a license plate number and billing the registered owner. Existing law prohibits a person from evading, or attempting to evade, the payment of tolls on any vehicular crossing or toll highway. A violation of this prohibition is subject to civil penalties, but it is not a crime. This bill would exempt a vehicle that is registered to a veteran, displaying a specialized veteran license plate, as specified, and registered to a transponder or other electronic toll payment device from payment of a toll or related fines on a toll road, toll bridge, toll highway, vehicular crossing, or any other toll facility, except a high-occupancy toll lane. The bill would also make conforming changes. Because this bill would create a new duty by requiring locally owned and operated toll facilities to recognize and exempt eligible vehicles, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 871, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5121.).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).
Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 28).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4877.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19).
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2949 | HTML |
| 02/18/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/17/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/06/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/30/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/29/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/14/22- Assembly Transportation | |
| 04/22/22- Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| 05/16/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/10/22- Senate Transportation | |
| 06/27/22- Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| 08/10/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/25/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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