Department of Transportation: motor vehicle technologies testing.
Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing law requires the department to adopt a balanced, multimodal research and development program, including the research and development of new technologies, and to consult with affected state agencies, including, among others, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in the performance of those duties.
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California Legislature
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SB 719
California SB 719 (20152016)
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Department of Transportation: motor vehicle technologies testing.
California SB 719 (20152016) — Department of Transportation: motor vehicle technologies testing.
Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing law requires the department to adopt a balanced, multimodal research and development program, including the research and development of new technologies, and to consult with affected state agencies, including, among others, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in the performance of those duties.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 719 Hernandez Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hernandez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2015-03-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-19 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2015-03-26 Set for hearing April 7.
2015-04-01 April 7 hearing postponed by committee.
2015-04-02 Set for hearing April 14.
2015-04-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 620.) (April 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-24 Set for hearing May 4.
2015-05-04 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2015-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 995.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-14 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-01 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2015-06-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2434.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-07-16 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2015-07-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2015-08-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-08-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 163, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/26ac4fc7-30f9-45d9-8723-dcd5ada2ab31. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).