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SCR-129 • 2026

Rusty Areias Highway.

Rusty Areias Highway.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Cortese
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how much funding would be required for the signs, nor when or if the signs will actually be installed.

Rusty Areias Highway

This resolution designates a section of State Highway Route 152 in Santa Clara County as Rusty Areias Highway and requests the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs for this designation, with installation contingent on receiving sufficient donations from nonstate sources.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates a specified portion of State Highway Route 152 in Santa Clara County as Rusty Areias Highway.
  • Requests that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation.
  • Erects those signs upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who drive on State Highway Route 152 in Santa Clara County
  • The Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

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

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear how much money will be needed for the signs.
  • The resolution does not specify when or if the signs will actually be put up.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  2. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  3. 2026-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 20.

  4. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. 2026-03-25 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  6. 2026-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 7.

  7. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  8. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Official Summary Text

SCR 129, as amended, Cortese.
Rusty Areias Highway.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 152 in the County of Santa Clara as the Rusty Areias 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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