Assembly Concurrent ResolutionChaptered/Signed
ACR 101: James Dean Memorial Highway.
What ACR 101 does, verified June 1, 2026
This bill would designate a portion of state highway route 46 in San Luis Obispo County as the James Dean Memorial Highway. The bill requests that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving sufficient donations, erect those signs. The measure aims to honor James Dean, a famous American actor, who was born in Fairmount, Indiana, but spent time in California.
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 53, Statutes of 2026. (2026-04-28)Alert me
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| Apr. 28, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 53, Statutes of 2026. |
| Apr. 28, 2026 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m. |
| Apr. 23, 2026 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Apr. 23, 2026 | Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4035.) |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, April 28, 2026 · 509 words
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 101
CHAPTER 53
Relative to the James Dean Memorial Highway.
[ Filed with Secretary of State April 28, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 101, Addis. James Dean Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a portion of State Highway Route 46, as described, in the County of San Luis Obispo as the James Dean Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those plaques and makers.
WHEREAS, James Byron Dean, one of the most admired movie stars of all time and an icon of American culture, was born on February 8, 1931, in Marion, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, He later moved to California and attended Santa Monica City College and the University of California, Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, He is best known for his roles in “East of Eden,” “Rebel Without a Cause,” and “Giant,” and he also appeared on television shows and in a Broadway play; and
WHEREAS, As a successful actor, he attained cult status in little more than a year’s time, personifying the restless American youth of the mid-1950s; and
WHEREAS, He was tragically killed on September 30, 1955, in an automobile crash on State Highway Route 46 in the County of San Luis Obispo while traveling in his automobile on the way to a racing event; and
WHEREAS, Many decades after his death, James Dean remains widely admired as an accomplished actor, and it is appropriate to recognize his contributions through a designation of a memorial highway near the site of his untimely death; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature, through the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 52 (Resolution Chapter 107 of the Statutes of 2002), designated the junction of State Highway Route 41 and State Highway Route 46 near Cholame in the County of San Luis Obispo as the James Dean Memorial Junction; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the designation in honor of James Dean made by Senate Concurrent Resolution 52 (Resolution Chapter 107 of the Statutes of 2002) designating the junction of State Highway Route 41 and State Highway Route 46 near Cholame in the County of San Luis Obispo as the James Dean Memorial Junction is hereby rescinded; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 46 in the County of San Luis Obispo, from Cholame, at postmile 54.038, to Antelope Road, at postmile 58.300, as the James Dean Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is hereby requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering this cost, to erect those plaques and markers; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author of this resolution for distribution.
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