Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to administer a program for the placement of tourist oriented directional signs for businesses, attractions, or facilities near state highways in nonurbanized areas. Existing law specifies various requirements for placement of these signs, including a requirement that the maximum distance from a highway intersection to an attraction or facility may not exceed 10 miles, except as provided.
California SB 1259 (20172018) — Signage: tourist oriented directional signs.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to administer a program for the placement of tourist oriented directional signs for businesses, attractions, or facilities near state highways in nonurbanized areas. Existing law specifies various requirements for placement of these signs, including a requirement that the maximum distance from a highway intersection to an attraction or facility may not exceed 10 miles, except as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1259 Nielsen Consent Calendar Second Day — 69–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Nielsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2018-04-03 Set for hearing April 10.
2018-04-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 4606.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-04-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-04-13 Set for hearing April 23.
2018-04-23 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4879.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-05-07 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2018-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 6109.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-05 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2018-07-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2018-07-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-07-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 156, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4195e1db-b96d-44d5-b54c-b43125e37d6f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).