Highways: Highway Signage Fund.

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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: Laird
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide details on how much money will be in the fund or where it comes from.

Highways: Highway Signage Fund

This law creates a fund in the State Treasury to pay for signs on highways named after people who have promoted racial and gender equality, as approved by the Legislature.

What This Bill Does

Creates the Memorial Highway Signage Fund in the State Treasury.
Makes money from this fund available to the Department of Transportation when the Legislature decides to spend it.
Uses the fund's money to pay for signs on highways named after people who have promoted racial and gender equality, as approved by the Legislature.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Transportation
People whose work is recognized with memorial highway designations

Terms To Know

Memorial Highway Signage Fund: A special fund in the State Treasury used to pay for signs on highways named after people who have promoted racial and gender equality.
Department of Transportation: The state agency responsible for building, maintaining, and controlling all state highways.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how much money will be in the fund or where it comes from.
Only applies to highway signs that have already been approved by the Legislature.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-05-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-07 California Legislative Information
April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-01 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-26 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3. Page 534.) (March 25).
2025-03-11 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing March 25.
2025-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 467, as amended, Laird.
Memorial highways: Memorial
Highways:
Highway Signage Fund.
Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law authorizes the department to do any act necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or use of all highways that are under its jurisdiction, possession, or control.
This bill would establish the
Memorial
Highway Signage Fund in the State Treasury and would make moneys in the fund available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for the department’s costs in erecting signage for
memorial
highway designations previously approved by the Legislature that memorialize individuals who have promoted racial and
gender equity.

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