(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to utilize design-build procurement for up to 10 projects on the state highway system, based on either best value or lowest responsible bid. Existing law authorizes regional transportation agencies, as defined, to utilize design-build procurement for projects on or adjacent to the state highway system. Existing law also authorizes those regional transportation agencies to utilize design-build procurement for projects on expressways that are not on the state highway system, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2024, or one year from the date that the Department of Transportation posts on its internet website that the provisions described below related to construction inspection services for these projects have been held by a court to be invalid.
California AB 1499 (20212022) — Transportation: design-build: highways.
(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to utilize design-build procurement for up to 10 projects on the state highway system, based on either best value or lowest responsible bid. Existing law authorizes regional transportation agencies, as defined, to utilize design-build procurement for projects on or adjacent to the state highway system. Existing law also authorizes those regional transportation agencies to utilize design-build procurement for projects on expressways that are not on the state highway system, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2024, or one year from the date that the Department of Transportation posts on its internet website that the provisions described below related to construction inspection services for these projects have been held by a court to be invalid.
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 — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent AB1499 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1499 Daly Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Daly — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2021-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2021-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2021-03-11 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2021-04-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-05-05 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2021-05-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2021-05-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1790.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-06-16 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2021-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-07-01 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2021-07-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-23 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2021-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2245.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-31 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2021-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2021-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 212, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fc975710-9304-4a60-bfb7-7ea1368ad158. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).