AB-830 • 2026

State highways: encroachment permits: relocating or removing encroachments: public utility districts: County of Mendocino.

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor: Rogers
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify how the exemption ends after January 1, 2031.

State Highways: Encroachment Permits in Mendocino

This bill exempts public utility districts with up to 5,000 households in Mendocino County from relocation or removal costs for encroachments on state highways and requires the Department of Transportation to cover these expenses.

What This Bill Does

Exempts public utility districts in Mendocino County with up to 5,000 ratepayers from relocating or removing encroachments at their own expense when highway improvements are needed.
Requires the Department of Transportation to bear all costs for relocating or removing these encroachments.
Requires the department to inform these districts about each step of projects that necessitate relocation or removal.

Who It Names or Affects

Public utility districts in Mendocino County with up to 5,000 ratepayers
The Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Encroachment: Something placed on or over a state highway that needs permission from the government.
Ratepayer base: The number of households paying for services provided by a utility district.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill only applies to public utility districts in Mendocino County with up to 5,000 ratepayers.
It is not clear if the governor's veto will be overridden by lawmakers.

Bill History

2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Vetoed by Governor.
2025-09-15 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3031.).
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2506.).
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-18 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-05 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2068.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 830, Rogers.
State highways: encroachment permits: relocating or removing encroachments: public utility districts: County of Mendocino.
Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and vests it with full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes. Existing law authorizes the department to issue written permits to, among other things, place, change, or renew an encroachment. Existing law requires a permit issued to a county, city, public corporation, or political subdivision that is authorized by law to establish or maintain any works or facilities in, under, or over any public highway, to contain a provision that, in the event the future improvement of the highway necessitates the relocation or removal of the encroachment, the permittee will relocate or remove the encroachment at the permittee’s sole expense, as provided.
This bill
would, until January 1, 2031, exempt a public utility district in the County of Mendocino with a ratepayer base of 5,000 households or fewer from the above-described provision and instead would require the department to bear the sole expense of relocating or removing the public utility district’s encroachment in the event a future improvement of the highway necessitates the relocation or removal of the encroachment and to notify the public utility district at each stage of a project that necessitates the relocation or removal of the public utility district’s encroachment.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Mendocino.

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