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Authors Alvarado-Gil  
Coauthors: Tangipa  
Subject Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.
Relating To relating to state highways.
Title An act to amend Section 95.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways.
Last Action Dt 2026-02-20
State Introduced
Status Pending Referral
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2026-02-20     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Introduced     2026-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with possession and control of all state highways. Existing law requires the department, on or before July 1, 1992, to adopt and implement a deicing policy for state highways, as specified. Existing law specifically requires the department to remove snow from a specified portion of Interstate Route 80, as specified.

This bill would require the department to ensure that all mountain passes under its control are open for operation by May 1 of each year. If it is projected that it is not feasible for the department to meet that requirement, the bill would require the department to publish on its internet website a written notice of which mountain passes it will not be able to open, including the documented causes, by April 1 of each year.