AB-1014
Infrastructure

Traffic safety: speed limits.

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CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Expands authority to lower speed limits in areas with high pedestrian traffic and safety concerns.
  • Requires warning citations for the first 30 days when new lower speed limits take effect.
  • Allows speed limits to be reduced up to 12.4 miles per hour below the measured traffic speed.
  • Restricts safety corridor designations to no more than 20% of streets in a jurisdiction.

Summary

Assembly Member Rogers proposes expanding the California Department of Transportation's authority to regulate speed limits on state highways, particularly in areas with high pedestrian activity near recreational zones. The legislation allows Caltrans to lower speed limits up to 12.4 miles per hour below the 85th percentile speed when supported by engineering studies, matching powers currently held by local authorities.

The bill establishes specific criteria for speed reductions, including designation of safety corridors limited to one-fifth of affected roadways and areas adjacent to facilities generating substantial bicycle and pedestrian traffic. In business districts meeting defined commercial use and infrastructure requirements, Caltrans may set 20 or 25 mile-per-hour limits on qualifying non-freeway segments. The department must document justifications for any reductions through traffic surveys and engineering assessments.

When implementing lower speed limits, peace officers must issue only warning citations for violations within 10 miles per hour of the new limit during the first 30 days. The bill requires Caltrans to formally define safety corridors and high-pedestrian areas in its next traffic control manual update, incorporating collision data and infrastructure considerations. These changes aim to address safety concerns in recreation areas while maintaining consistent statewide standards for speed limit modifications.

Key Dates

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Senate Floor
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Senate Committee
Senate Floor
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Senate Transportation Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Transportation Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 1014 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass
Assembly Transportation Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Transportation Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Read first time. To print.

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Anna CaballeroD
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Roger NielloR
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Brian JonesR
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Introduced By

Chris Rogers
Chris RogersD
California State Assembly Member
40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/23/2025)

Latest Voting History

June 24, 2025
PASS
Senate Committee
Senate Transportation Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
131115PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Expands authority to lower speed limits in areas with high pedestrian traffic and safety concerns.
  • Requires warning citations for the first 30 days when new lower speed limits take effect.
  • Allows speed limits to be reduced up to 12.4 miles per hour below the measured traffic speed.
  • Restricts safety corridor designations to no more than 20% of streets in a jurisdiction.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Chris Rogers
Chris RogersD
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Rogers proposes expanding the California Department of Transportation's authority to regulate speed limits on state highways, particularly in areas with high pedestrian activity near recreational zones. The legislation allows Caltrans to lower speed limits up to 12.4 miles per hour below the 85th percentile speed when supported by engineering studies, matching powers currently held by local authorities.

The bill establishes specific criteria for speed reductions, including designation of safety corridors limited to one-fifth of affected roadways and areas adjacent to facilities generating substantial bicycle and pedestrian traffic. In business districts meeting defined commercial use and infrastructure requirements, Caltrans may set 20 or 25 mile-per-hour limits on qualifying non-freeway segments. The department must document justifications for any reductions through traffic surveys and engineering assessments.

When implementing lower speed limits, peace officers must issue only warning citations for violations within 10 miles per hour of the new limit during the first 30 days. The bill requires Caltrans to formally define safety corridors and high-pedestrian areas in its next traffic control manual update, incorporating collision data and infrastructure considerations. These changes aim to address safety concerns in recreation areas while maintaining consistent statewide standards for speed limit modifications.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/23/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Senate Floor
Next Step
Senate Committee
Senate Floor
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Senate Transportation Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Transportation Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 1014 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass
Assembly Transportation Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Transportation Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Read first time. To print.

Latest Voting History

June 24, 2025
PASS
Senate Committee
Senate Transportation Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
131115PASS

Contacts

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Anna CaballeroD
Senator
Floor Vote
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Roger NielloR
Senator
Floor Vote
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Tony StricklandR
Senator
Floor Vote
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Shannon GroveR
Senator
Floor Vote
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Brian JonesR
Senator
Floor Vote
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
0 of 41 row(s) selected.
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Select All Legislators
Profile
Anna CaballeroD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Roger NielloR
Senator
Floor Vote
Profile
Tony StricklandR
Senator
Floor Vote
Profile
Shannon GroveR
Senator
Floor Vote
Profile
Brian JonesR
Senator
Floor Vote
Profile
Benjamin AllenD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Mike McGuireD
Senator
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Steven ChoiR
Senator
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Eloise ReyesD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Scott WienerD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Henry SternD
Senator
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Tim GraysonD
Senator
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Monique LimonD
Senator
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Sabrina CervantesD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Bob ArchuletaD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Maria DurazoD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Melissa HurtadoD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Tom UmbergD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Susan RubioD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Lena GonzalezD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Megan DahleR
Senator
Floor Vote
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Kelly SeyartoR
Senator
Floor Vote
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Josh BeckerD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Dave CorteseD
Senator
Floor Vote
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John LairdD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Rosilicie Ochoa BoghR
Senator
Floor Vote
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Akilah Weber PiersonD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Marie Alvarado-GilR
Senator
Floor Vote
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Angelique AshbyD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Catherine BlakespearD
Senator
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Caroline MenjivarD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Steve PadillaD
Senator
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Lola Smallwood-CuevasD
Senator
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Aisha WahabD
Senator
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Chris RogersD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
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Jesse ArreguinD
Senator
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Christopher CabaldonD
Senator
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Jerry McNerneyD
Senator
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Sasha Renee PerezD
Senator
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Laura RichardsonD
Senator
Floor Vote
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Suzette ValladaresR
Senator
Floor Vote