Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties relating to the development and implementation of an intercity high-speed rail system. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable, High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, authorizes $9,950,000,000 in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail development and other related purposes. Existing law appropriates specified funds from the High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Fund and from federal funds for high-speed rail and connecting rail projects.
Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties relating to the development and implementation of an intercity high-speed rail system. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable, High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, authorizes $9,950,000,000 in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail development and other related purposes. Existing law appropriates specified funds from the High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Fund and from federal funds for high-speed rail and connecting rail projects.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 557 Hill Senate Third Reading By MULLIN — 54–24 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 13–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Gordon — coauthor (person)
Mullin — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2013-04-04 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-23 Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.
2013-04-25 Set for hearing April 30.
2013-05-01 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 759.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-20 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 5. Page 1043.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2013-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 2712.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2013-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 216, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23675979-ee89-4e4c-983e-245ac4013c4b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).