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ACR-137 • 2026

San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.

San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Ransom (A) , Flora
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the amount of money needed or the exact process for erecting the signs, leaving these aspects open to interpretation.

San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway

This resolution designates a part of State Route 99 in San Joaquin County as the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway and requests that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs and erect them if sufficient donations are received from nonstate sources.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates a specific section of State Route 99 in San Joaquin County as the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
  • Requests that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation.
  • Asks the Department of Transportation to erect these signs if sufficient donations are received from nonstate sources.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who drive on State Route 99 in San Joaquin County
  • The Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Department of Transportation
A government agency that manages roads, bridges, and other transportation systems.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much money is needed to put up the signs.
  • The resolution does not require any state funding for the signs.
  • It only asks for action if enough donations are received from nonstate sources.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  2. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.)

  3. 2026-04-21 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  4. 2026-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  5. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Amended.

  6. 2026-02-17 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  7. 2026-02-14 California Legislative Information

    From printer.

  8. 2026-02-13 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

ACR 137, as amended, Ransom.
San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 99 in the County of San Joaquin as the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.

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