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CA AB 1479

enacted

County road commissioner: Counties of Madera and Tehama.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1479 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1479 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-06. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 399, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1479 about?

Existing law provides for the appointment of a road commissioner in each county by the board of supervisors, with specified powers and duties relating to county roads. Existing law provides for exceptions to this requirement, including authorization for the boards of supervisors of the Counties of Colusa, Glenn, Merced, and Siskiyou to transfer the duties of the county road commissioner to the county director of the department of public works. This bill would also authorize the Board of Supervisors of the Counties of Madera and Tehama to transfer the duties of the county road commissioner to the county director of the department of public works, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Madera and Tehama.

Who sponsors CA AB 1479?

Tangipa is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1479, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law provides for the appointment of a road commissioner in each county by the board of supervisors, with specified powers and duties relating to county roads. Existing law provides for exceptions to this requirement, including authorization for the boards of supervisors of the Counties of Colusa, Glenn, Merced, and Siskiyou to transfer the duties of the county road commissioner to the county director of the department of public works. This bill would also authorize the Board of Supervisors of the Counties of Madera and Tehama to transfer the duties of the county road commissioner to the county director of the department of public works, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Madera and Tehama.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 399, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tangipaauthor
  • Dahlecoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-10

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 9).

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  6. 2025-04-21

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  7. 2025-04-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1280.)

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  8. 2025-04-24

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  9. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and TRANS.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-06-11

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  11. 2025-06-18

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. 2025-06-23

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  13. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  14. 2025-07-09

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8).

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  15. 2025-07-10

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  16. 2025-07-17

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2136.).

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  17. 2025-07-17

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  18. 2025-09-13

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 3509.).

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  19. 2025-09-13

    Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  20. 2025-09-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  21. 2025-10-06

    Approved by the Governor.

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  22. 2025-10-06

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 399, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 06/11/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-11Compare
  • 06/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-23Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • 10/06/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-06Compare
  • AB1479Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-04-09 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
  • AB 1479 Tangipa Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-04-24 · pass · 75-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Ellis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gallagher: other
    • Chen: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Harabedian: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-02 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Choi: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2025-07-08 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
  • Consent Calendar 2nd AB1479 Tangipa et al.

    2025-07-17 · pass · 35-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: other
    • Becker: other
    • Padilla: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
  • AB 1479 Tangipa Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-13 · pass · 70-1

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ahrens: no
    • Ortega: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Jackson: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Ward: other
    • Lee: other
    • McKinnor: other
    • Garcia: other
    • Ta: other

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