Traffic-actuated signals: motorcycles and bicycles.
Existing law, until January 1, 2018, includes among traffic control devices, a traffic-actuated signal that displays one or more of its indications in response to the presence of traffic by mechanical, visual, electrical, or other means, and requires, upon the first placement of a traffic-actuated signal or replacement of the loop detector of a traffic-actuated signal, that the signal be installed and maintained, to the extent feasible and in conformance with professional engineering practices, so as to detect lawful bicycle or motorcycle traffic on the roadway.
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California Legislature
20172018
SB 672
California SB 672 (20172018)
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Traffic-actuated signals: motorcycles and bicycles.
California SB 672 (20172018) — Traffic-actuated signals: motorcycles and bicycles.
Existing law, until January 1, 2018, includes among traffic control devices, a traffic-actuated signal that displays one or more of its indications in response to the presence of traffic by mechanical, visual, electrical, or other means, and requires, upon the first placement of a traffic-actuated signal or replacement of the loop detector of a traffic-actuated signal, that the signal be installed and maintained, to the extent feasible and in conformance with professional engineering practices, so as to detect lawful bicycle or motorcycle traffic on the roadway.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 14–0 (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 2nd SB672 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
SB 672 Fuller Senate Third Reading By FONG — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Fuller — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2017-03-09 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2017-04-04 Set for hearing April 18.
2017-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 751.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-21 Set for hearing May 1.
2017-05-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-05-02 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 959.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-04 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-05-26 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2017-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-19 July 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3202.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-13 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2017-09-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 432, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d3361c40-67de-479f-8cd4-88c8ee4c8526. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).