San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 740, Statutes of 2025.
Legislative status
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Reported by Committee
- Floor Vote Scheduled
- Passed One Chamber
- Passed Both Chambers
- Sent to Executive
- Enacted
Summary
The bill creates the Public Transit Revenue Measure District covering Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara counties and the City and County of San Francisco, and permits a 0.5%‑1% retail sales tax for 14 years if voters approve it in the November 2026 election. After administrative costs, the tax money is sent to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and then allocated to BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit and other local transit agencies. The goal is to expand and improve public transit while supporting climate and equity objectives.
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46 yes
20 no
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 20. Page 3429.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 12, 2025
Hearings
- Transportation Committee HearingTransportation · Sep 8, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Aug 29, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Aug 20, 2025
- Revenue and Taxation Committee HearingRevenue and Taxation · Jul 14, 2025
- Transportation Committee HearingTransportation · Jul 7, 2025
History
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 740, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3039.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 20. Page 3429.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (September 8).
- Read third time and amended.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
The 12 most recent of 38 recorded actions.
Sponsors
- Scott Wiener (D) · sponsor
- Arreguín
- Bonta
- Haney
- Richardson
- Stefani
- Wiener
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