Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement prior to any closure of a city street or county highway due to construction of a freeway with a city council or board of supervisors having jurisdiction. Existing law provides an exception to those provisions for a freeway segment within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, if specified requirements have been met, including that an agreement with one or more counties and cities is not possible because an impasse has existed for 10 or more years after an initial route was adopted. Existing law requires the department to prepare an environmental impact report and establish an outreach program, as specified, for any freeway constructed pursuant to this exception.
California AB 751 (20112012) — Freeway construction.
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement prior to any closure of a city street or county highway due to construction of a freeway with a city council or board of supervisors having jurisdiction. Existing law provides an exception to those provisions for a freeway segment within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, if specified requirements have been met, including that an agreement with one or more counties and cities is not possible because an impasse has existed for 10 or more years after an initial route was adopted. Existing law requires the department to prepare an environmental impact report and establish an outreach program, as specified, for any freeway constructed pursuant to this exception.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 751 FURUTANI Assembly Third Reading — 49–27 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Cedillo — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2011-03-07 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2011-03-30 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-26 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-04-27 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2011-05-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 1473.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-19 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-06-02 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2011-06-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-06-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 22). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-07-06 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-07-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-15 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-08-15 Withdrawn from committee.
2011-08-15 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2011-08-15 Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2011-08-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-30 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2166.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-09-02 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 9. Page 2857.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2011-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 439, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1fad67c4-9772-4a0b-a88a-187d158390b3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).