Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill requires the California Department of Transportation to have every mountain pass it controls open for traffic by May 1 annually. If a pass cannot be opened, the department must post an online notice by April 1 explaining which passes will stay closed and why, notify affected local officials, and create a public outreach plan. It also adds a specific snow‑removal duty for a stretch of former U.S. Route 40 near Donner Lake.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4421.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 22, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 5, 2026
• Transportation Committee Hearing
  Transportation · Jun 29, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Apr 27, 2026

History

1. Jun 1, 2026Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2. May 22, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
3. May 22, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
4. May 20, 2026Ordered to special consent calendar.
5. May 14, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
6. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
7. May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
8. Apr 27, 2026April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
9. Apr 17, 2026Set for hearing April 27.
10. Apr 15, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3874.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
11. Apr 6, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
12. Mar 26, 2026Set for hearing April 14.

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Marie Alvarado-Gil (R) · sponsor
• Alvarado-Gil
• Tangipa

Bill text

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