Bill Commons

CA AB 2168

enacted

Active Transportation Program: guidelines.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2168 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2168 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-15): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 210, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2168 about?

Existing law establishes the Active Transportation Program in the Department of Transportation for the purpose of encouraging increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. Existing law requires the California Transportation Commission to develop guidelines and project selection criteria for the program, including guidelines with regard to project eligibility that include, among other project types, safe routes to transit projects that will encourage transit by improving biking and walking routes to mass transportation facilities and schoolbus stops. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, instead require the guidelines with regard to project eligibility to include projects for safe routes to transit projects that encourage access to transit facilities and schoolbus stops by biking and walking, as specified, and projects that will expand access to transit in underserved or rural areas. Existing law authorizes the guidelines to include incentives to maximize the potential for attracting funds other than program funds for eligible projects. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, (1) instead require the guidelines to include incentives intended to maximize the potential for attracting funds other than program funds for eligible projects in order to scale funding for larger or network-level active transportation improvements, (2) require the guidelines to include a progressive range of penalties for an applicant that failed to use previously received program funds in a timely manner, as specified, and (3) require the guidelines to include a requirement for an applicant to consult with the executive officer of a transit agency operating in a project corridor if the project will be adjacent to an existing bus, shuttle, or paratransit route, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2168?

Wicks is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2168.

Description

Existing law establishes the Active Transportation Program in the Department of Transportation for the purpose of encouraging increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. Existing law requires the California Transportation Commission to develop guidelines and project selection criteria for the program, including guidelines with regard to project eligibility that include, among other project types, safe routes to transit projects that will encourage transit by improving biking and walking routes to mass transportation facilities and schoolbus stops. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, instead require the guidelines with regard to project eligibility to include projects for safe routes to transit projects that encourage access to transit facilities and schoolbus stops by biking and walking, as specified, and projects that will expand access to transit in underserved or rural areas. Existing law authorizes the guidelines to include incentives to maximize the potential for attracting funds other than program funds for eligible projects. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, (1) instead require the guidelines to include incentives intended to maximize the potential for attracting funds other than program funds for eligible projects in order to scale funding for larger or network-level active transportation improvements, (2) require the guidelines to include a progressive range of penalties for an applicant that failed to use previously received program funds in a timely manner, as specified, and (3) require the guidelines to include a requirement for an applicant to consult with the executive officer of a transit agency operating in a project corridor if the project will be adjacent to an existing bus, shuttle, or paratransit route, as specified.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-09-15 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 210, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wicksauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-15

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 210, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-15

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-14

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 210, Statutes of 2026.

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  4. 2026-09-14

    Approved by the Governor.

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  5. 2026-09-04

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

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  6. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19.).

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  7. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 6748.).

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  8. 2026-08-25

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).

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  10. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  12. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-22

    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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  14. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  15. 2026-06-01

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

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  16. 2026-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 5537.)

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  17. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2026-05-18

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (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. 2026-04-21

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-04-14

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  23. 2026-04-13

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

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  24. 2026-03-17

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  25. 2026-03-16

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

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  26. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  27. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  28. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
  • 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-13Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • 09/14/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-14Compare
  • AB2168Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-20 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Papan: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Lackey: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Davies: no
    • Ávila Farías: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no

  • AB 2168 Wicks Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 58-20

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 8-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Valladares: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Gonzalez: other

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