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CA AB 1599

enacted

Public transit: California Transit Stop Registry: transit datasets.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1599 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1599 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 269, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1599 about?

Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and vests it with various powers and duties. This bill would require the department to create, on or before June 1, 2027, and with input from transit operators, the California Transit Stop Registry as a centralized, statewide dataset of standardized information regarding transit stops that includes, but is not limited to, each transit stop's name, location, available seating, and unique identifier, and information on whether the transit stop is sheltered, as specified. Existing law provides for the funding of public transit, including under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act. This bill would require a transit operator, as defined, on or before January 1, 2028, to (1) ensure that the name and location of each of its transit stops conforms with the name and location for the stop in the California Transit Stop Registry, (2) use a transit stop's unique identifier listed in the registry when publishing any dataset with stop information or during publication of agency open datasets, and (3) report, for inclusion in the California Transit Stop Registry, if each of its transit stops has seating and shelter. By requiring a transit operator to perform new duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 1599?

Ahrens is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1599, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and vests it with various powers and duties. This bill would require the department to create, on or before June 1, 2027, and with input from transit operators, the California Transit Stop Registry as a centralized, statewide dataset of standardized information regarding transit stops that includes, but is not limited to, each transit stop's name, location, available seating, and unique identifier, and information on whether the transit stop is sheltered, as specified. Existing law provides for the funding of public transit, including under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act. This bill would require a transit operator, as defined, on or before January 1, 2028, to (1) ensure that the name and location of each of its transit stops conforms with the name and location for the stop in the California Transit Stop Registry, (2) use a transit stop's unique identifier listed in the registry when publishing any dataset with stop information or during publication of agency open datasets, and (3) report, for inclusion in the California Transit Stop Registry, if each of its transit stops has seating and shelter. By requiring a transit operator to perform new duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2026-06-04
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 269, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ahrensauthor
  • Sharp-Collinscoauthor
  • Wilsoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 269, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-26

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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  6. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6628.).

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  7. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-04

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

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  15. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  16. 2026-05-21

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

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  17. 2026-05-21

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5188.)

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  18. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  21. 2026-03-24

    Coauthors revised.

  22. 2026-03-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  24. 2026-01-17

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.

  25. 2026-01-16

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/16/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-16Compare
  • 06/04/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-04Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • AB1599Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-23 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Ward: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Hart: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 1599 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-21 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Garcia: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Chen: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-23 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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