Existing law imposes a 40-foot limitation on the length of vehicles that may be operated on the highways, with specified exemptions. Existing law exempts from this limitation an articulated bus or trolley and a bus, except a schoolbus, that is operated by a public agency or passenger stage corporation that is used in a transit system if it is equipped with a folding device attached to the front of the vehicle that is designed and used exclusively for transporting bicycles, does not materially affect efficiency or visibility of vehicle safety equipment, and does not extend more than 36 inches from the front of the body of the bus or trolley when fully deployed. In addition, existing law prohibits a bicycle that is transported on the above-described device from having the bicycle handlebars extend more than 42 inches from the front of the vehicle.
California AB 652 (20092010) — Vehicles: vehicle length limitation.
Existing law imposes a 40-foot limitation on the length of vehicles that may be operated on the highways, with specified exemptions. Existing law exempts from this limitation an articulated bus or trolley and a bus, except a schoolbus, that is operated by a public agency or passenger stage corporation that is used in a transit system if it is equipped with a folding device attached to the front of the vehicle that is designed and used exclusively for transporting bicycles, does not materially affect efficiency or visibility of vehicle safety equipment, and does not extend more than 36 inches from the front of the body of the bus or trolley when fully deployed. In addition, existing law prohibits a bicycle that is transported on the above-described device from having the bicycle handlebars extend more than 42 inches from the front of the vehicle.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 652 SKINNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
AB 652 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Special Consent #9 AB652 Skinner — pass (pass) · upper
Special Consent #17 AB652 Skinner By Corbett — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Skinner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-25 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2009-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
2009-03-23 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2009-04-20 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2009-04-28 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 27). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-04-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-04-30 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-11 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1361.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-05-21 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2009-05-27 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2009-06-11 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 9). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-06-15 Read second time, amended, and to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-06-16 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-06-22 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1377.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-06-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-08-17 Ordered returned to Senate.
2009-08-17 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2009-08-24 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. reading-3, passage
2009-08-24 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-08-25 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-08-26 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-08-31 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2023.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-09-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.