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AB-1257 • 2026

Department of Transportation: state highways.

Department of Transportation: state highways.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lackey
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Died at Desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify what nonsubstantive changes were made, leaving this detail unknown.

Department of Transportation: State Highways

AB-1257 makes a minor, non-substantive update to the existing law about state highways managed by the Department of Transportation.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes a nonsubstantive change to an existing law about state highways.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Transportation
  • The California Transportation Commission

Terms To Know

Department of Transportation
A government agency that takes care of roads and transportation in the state.
California Transportation Commission
An organization that helps decide which roads become state highways.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change how state highways are improved or maintained.
  • It is unclear what specific changes the bill makes to the existing law since it says only nonsubstantive changes were made.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Died at Desk.

  2. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  3. 2025-02-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  4. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1257, as introduced, Lackey.
Department of Transportation: state highways.
Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission, and vests with the department the obligation to improve and maintain state highways, including all traversable highways that have been adopted or designated as state highways by the commission.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Current Bill Text

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