BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
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As Amended June 16, 2009
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |78-0 |(May 11, 2009) |SENATE: |34-0 |(July 9, 2009) |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS .
SUMMARY : Designates a Sergeant Howard K. Stevenson Memorial
Interchange.
The Senate amendments clarify that the interchange in question
is at Whitmore Avenue on State Route (SR) 99.
EXISTING LAW assigns the Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
the responsibility of operating and maintaining state highways.
This responsibility includes the installation and maintenance of
highway signs.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis there will be minor costs to Caltrans to make
and erect the appropriate signs; these costs are covered by
donations.
COMMENTS : Sergeant Howard King "Howie" Stevenson was born on
February 18, 1965, and on June 3, 1986, at 21 years of age,
became a peace officer with the Ceres Police Department.
On January 9, 2005, while responding to a call for assistance at
a local liquor store, Sergeant Stevenson and fellow officers
were ambushed and met with a hail of gunfire from an assault
rifle. He died almost instantly.
Howard Stevenson was the first police officer in the 86-year
history of the City of Ceres to be killed in the line of duty.
A mile-long procession of police cars, motorcycles, fire engines
and ambulances accompanied his remains to their final resting
place. He is remembered affectionately by his fellow officers
as being a role model and mentor to younger officers, and as
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being "a cops' cop."
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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