Existing law regulates the operation of bicycles and pedicabs. Existing law defines a Class I bikeway as a bike path or shared use path that provides a completely separated right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians. Under existing law, a person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab on a highway has all the rights prescribed in, and is subject to the requirements in, the Vehicle Code that are applicable to the driver of a vehicle.
California AB 1755 (20172018) — Bicycle operation.
Existing law regulates the operation of bicycles and pedicabs. Existing law defines a Class I bikeway as a bike path or shared use path that provides a completely separated right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians. Under existing law, a person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab on a highway has all the rights prescribed in, and is subject to the requirements in, the Vehicle Code that are applicable to the driver of a vehicle.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1755 STEINORTH Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar AB1755 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Steinorth — primary (person)
Acosta — coauthor (person)
Choi — coauthor (person)
Flora — author (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Pan — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-03 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-01-04 From printer. May be heard in committee February 3.
2018-01-16 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2018-02-28 Coauthors revised.
2018-03-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-03-14 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2018-04-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-05 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2018-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-18 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4898.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-10 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2018-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-25 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-06-26 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5038.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-07-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-07-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-07-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 139, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1e907d01-1225-4549-83b5-4fc5c116e15f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).