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AB 1257: Department of Transportation: state highways.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 3, 2026

What AB 1257 does, verified February 3, 2026

The bill aims to amend the transportation code to clarify the department of transportation's role in maintaining state highways. The department is responsible for improving and maintaining these highways, including all designated state highways. The bill makes a nonsubstantive change to this provision, ensuring the existing law remains in effect.

Bill journey
✓IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Died at Desk. (2026-02-02)Alert me
Recent actions4 total · showing 4
Feb. 02, 2026Died at Desk.
Feb. 24, 2025Read first time.
Feb. 22, 2025From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
Feb. 21, 2025Introduced. To print.
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 21, 2025 · 159 words


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1257


Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey

February 21, 2025


An act to amend Section 91 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1257, as introduced, Lackey. Department of Transportation: state highways.
Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission, and vests with the department the obligation to improve and maintain state highways, including all traversable highways that have been adopted or designated as state highways by the commission.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this 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 91 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:

91.

The department shall improve and maintain the state highways, including all traversable highways which that have been adopted or designated as state highways by the commission, as provided in this code.

Text of AB 1257 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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