Existing law requires certain transportation planning activities by designated regional transportation planning agencies, including development of a regional transportation plan. Certain of these agencies are designated under federal law as metropolitan planning organizations. Existing law requires metropolitan planning organizations to adopt a sustainable communities strategy or alternative planning strategy, subject to specified requirements, as part of a regional transportation plan, which is to be designed to achieve certain targets for 2020 and 2035 established by the State Air Resources Board for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks in the region. Existing law requires the state board to prepare, approve, and update a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
California SB 150 (20172018) — Regional transportation plans.
Existing law requires certain transportation planning activities by designated regional transportation planning agencies, including development of a regional transportation plan. Certain of these agencies are designated under federal law as metropolitan planning organizations. Existing law requires metropolitan planning organizations to adopt a sustainable communities strategy or alternative planning strategy, subject to specified requirements, as part of a regional transportation plan, which is to be designed to achieve certain targets for 2020 and 2035 established by the State Air Resources Board for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks in the region. Existing law requires the state board to prepare, approve, and update a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation and Housing] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB150 Allen et al. Concurrence — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] — 11–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–1 (pass) · lower
SB 150 Allen Senate Third Reading By GONZALEZ FLETCHER — 69–6 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–4 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 26–13 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Allen — primary (person)
Eduardo Garcia — coauthor (person)
Friedman — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez Fletcher — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-01-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-01-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.
2017-02-23 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2017-03-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-03-16 Re-referred to Coms. on EQ. and T. & H. referral-committee
2017-03-22 Set for hearing April 5.
2017-04-05 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 622.) (April 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-04-06 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-04-13 Set for hearing April 25.
2017-04-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4. Page 857.) (April 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-04-27 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-05-04 Set for hearing May 15.
2017-05-11 May 15 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-05-16 Set for hearing May 22.
2017-05-22 May 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-05-23 Set for hearing May 25.
2017-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1178.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-05-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 1264.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-08 Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
2017-06-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-08-23 August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-09-01 Coauthors revised.
2017-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (September 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 3041.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2690.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2017-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9391d784-4184-4c10-9d15-997ee562ec19. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).