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Home/Bills/SB 153California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 153: Transportation budget trailer bill.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 8, 2025

What SB 153 does, verified December 8, 2025

The bill aims to regulate transportation and air quality in California. It authorizes the state air resources board to impose a fee on entities regulated under the transport refrigeration unit regulation to cover its costs. The revenue from this fee will be deposited into the certification and compliance fund. The bill also extends the allocation of funding for low-carbon transit operations to 2025-26 fiscal year and revises the rate requirement for charter bus services to be at least equal to the marginal cost. The bill authorizes public transportation systems to provide charter bus services for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, exempting them from certain requirements if they establish rates that meet specified requirements. It also expands the percentage of licensed drivers who can participate in a pilot program evaluating the use of optional mobile or digital alternatives to driver's license…

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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 109, Statutes of 2025. (2025-09-11)Alert me
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Sep. 17, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 109, Statutes of 2025.
Sep. 17, 2025Approved by the Governor.
Sep. 15, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Sep. 12, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Sep. 12, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 2954.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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