BILL ANALYSIS �
SCR 25
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 25 (Negrete McLeod and Dutton)
As Amended June 13, 2011
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :37-0
TRANSPORTATION 11-1 APPROPRIATIONS 10-1
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|Ayes:|Bonnie Lowenthal, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, |
| |Jeffries, Achadjian, | |Bradford, |
| |Blumenfield, Buchanan, | |Charles Calderon, Campos, |
| |Eng, Galgiani, Logue, | |Gatto, Mitchell, Nielsen, |
| |Miller, Portantino, | |Solorio, Wagner |
| |Solorio | | |
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|Nays:|Norby |Nays:|Norby |
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SUMMARY : Designates a segment of State Route (SR) 10 as the
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Thomas P. Coleman
Memorial Highway. Specifically, this bill:
1)Recounts the life and career of Thomas P. Coleman a CHP
officer who lost his life in the line of duty.
2)Designates the segment of SR 10 in the vicinity of Texas
Street, milepost marker 30.377, to South Wabash Avenue,
milepost marker 34.288, as the CHP Officer Thomas P. Coleman
Memorial Highway.
3)Requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to
determine the costs of erecting the appropriate signs,
consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway
system, showing this special designation, and upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering the cost.
EXISTING LAW : Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating
and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation
and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill was withdrawn from the
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Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
COMMENTS : Born in West Covina, Tom Coleman graduated from
Damien High School in La Verne and then joined the U.S. Marine
Corps. Following his service in the Marine Corps and graduation
from the CHP Academy, Officer Coleman served for seven years in
the CHP, the last two on motorcycle patrol duty in the San
Bernardino area. On June 11, 2010, Officer Coleman died as a
result of injuries sustained when, during a high speed pursuit,
his motorcycle collided with another vehicle. Officer Coleman,
who was known as a wonderful father and husband, is survived by
his wife and their two children. He was 33 years old when he
died.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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