Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: funding conditions: high-speed rail.

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 amends the Health and Safety Code to let the state’s high‑speed rail authority spend greenhouse‑gas fund proceeds on early‑stage design, utility relocation, and public‑private partnership projects outside the core Merced‑to‑Bakersfield line. It requires advance notification, a cost‑benefit review by the Office of the Inspector General, and a guarantee that such spending will not delay completion of the Merced‑Bakersfield segment. The changes aim to speed up ancillary work while keeping the main project on schedule.

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Vote

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 3874.) (April 14). · Apr 15, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 4, 2026
• Environmental Quality Committee Hearing
  Environmental Quality · Apr 22, 2026
• Environmental Quality
  Senate Environmental Quality Committee · Apr 22, 2026
• Transportation
  Senate Transportation Committee · Apr 14, 2026

History

1. May 14, 2026May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2. May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
3. May 4, 2026May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
4. Apr 24, 2026Set for hearing May 4.
5. Apr 22, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4010.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6. Apr 17, 2026Set for hearing April 22.
7. Apr 16, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
8. Apr 15, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 3874.) (April 14).
9. Apr 2, 2026Set for hearing April 14.
10. Apr 1, 2026April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
11. Mar 17, 2026Set for hearing April 7.
12. Mar 4, 2026Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and E.Q.

The 12 most recent of 15 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Stern · sponsor
• Allen
• Durazo
• Gonzalez

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