BILL ANALYSIS Ó
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 2906|
|Office of Senate Floor Analyses | |
|(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | |
|327-4478 | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
CONSENT
Bill No: AB 2906
Author: Committee on Transportation
Amended: 6/13/16 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 6/21/16
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/19/16 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Transportation: omnibus bill
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill makes non-controversial changes to sections
of law relating to transportation.
ANALYSIS: This bill makes non-controversial changes to
sections of law relating to transportation. Specifically, the
bill includes the following provisions (The proponent of each
provision is noted in brackets):
1) Corrects erroneous cross references in Sections 13532 and
13570 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to motor
vehicle fuel. [California Department of Food and
Agriculture]
2) Repeals an obsolete reporting requirement. [California
AB 2906
Page 2
Department of Food and Agriculture]
3) Moves the code section establishing the California Cultural
and Historical Endowment License Plate Program from the
Education Code to the Vehicle Code. [Assembly Republican
Office of Policy]
4) Removes the requirement for the State Treasurer's Office to
prepare a report on the State's GARVEE bonding capacity on an
annual basis, instead requiring a report when the Department
of Transportation anticipates the issuance of new notes and
makes a written request in conjunction with the California
Transportation Commission; removes an obsolete code
reference. [State Treasurer's Office]
5) Makes multiple changes to the Vehicle Code to achieve
conformance with federal regulations. [California Highway
Patrol]
6) Permits, explicitly, the DMV to use revenues generated by
the Legacy License Plate Program to advertise the Program in
materials it mails to customers. [Office of Assemblymember
Gatto]
7) Repeals a duplicative reference to the commemorative 1984
Olympic reflectorized license plates program. [Department of
Motor Vehicles]
8) Changes obsolete references to the Federal Highway
Administration to the appropriate federal entity.
[California Highway Patrol]
9) Corrects an inconsistency in terms used to describe a
"parking invoice fee." [Office of Assemblymember Bonilla]
10)Corrects an erroneous cross reference in Section 22358.4 of
the Vehicle Code. [Safer Streets LA]
11)Clarifies that a vehicle parked on a roadway with an
adjacent curb or class IV bikeway must be within 18 inches of
the curb or edge of the class IV bikeway. [California
Bicycle Coalition]
AB 2906
Page 3
12)Deletes references to repealed code sections in Section
25802 of the Vehicle Code concerning exemptions from lighting
equipment requirements. [California Highway Patrol]
13)Makes a number of minor changes to bring existing law into
conformance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Standards for
commercial vehicles and vehicles transporting hazardous
materials. [California Highway Patrol]
Comments
1)Purpose. The purpose of omnibus bills is to include technical
and non-controversial changes to various committee-related
statutes into one bill. This allows the Legislature to make
multiple, minor changes to statutes in one bill in a
cost-effective manner. The Assembly Transportation Committee
requires its transportation omnibus bill be a consensus
measure. If there is no consensus on a particular item, it
cannot be included. There is no known opposition to any item
in this bill.
2)Background on omnibus bills. According to the Legislative
Analyst's Office, the cost of producing a bill in 2001-2002
was $17,890. By combining multiple matters into one bill, the
Legislature can make minor changes to law in the most
cost-effective manner.
Proposals included in this transportation omnibus bill must
abide by the Committee policy on omnibus bills. The proponent
of an item submits proposed language and provides background
materials to the committee for the item to be described to
legislative staff and stakeholders. Committee staff provides
a summary of the items and the proposed statutory changes to
all majority and minority consultants in both the Senate and
Assembly, as well as all known or presumed interested parties.
If an item encounters any opposition and the proponent cannot
work out a solution with the opposition, the item is omitted
from or amended out of the bill. Proposals in the bill must
reflect a consensus and be without opposition from legislative
members, agencies, and other stakeholders.
AB 2906
Page 4
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: Yes
SUPPORT: (Verified8/1/16)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/1/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/19/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper,
Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, Medina,
Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen,
Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chang, Mathis, McCarty, Williams
Prepared by:Sarah Carvill / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
8/3/16 19:43:07
**** END ****
AB 2906
Page 5