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Measure SB 30
Authors Cortese  
Coauthors: Arreguín  
Subject Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.
Relating To relating to transportation.
Title An act to add Section 99153.5 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-13
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-13     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 735, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-17     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-10     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2836.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 3092.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-09     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-21     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20).
2025-07-16     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-15     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (July 14).
2025-06-26     July 7 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-05     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-05-28     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-28     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1297.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-20     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-05-09     Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-05     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-01     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 962.) (April 30).
2025-04-11     Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 3. Page 710.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-03-26     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-03-25     Set for hearing April 8.
2025-02-19     Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and E.Q.
2025-02-11     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-01-29     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2024-12-03     From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2024-12-02     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-13
Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Assembly     2025-07-16
Amended Senate     2025-05-05
Amended Senate     2025-03-26
Amended Senate     2025-02-11
Introduced     2024-12-02
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								“Decommission” means to permanently cease the service of on-track equipment when the public entity owning that on-track equipment replaces it with lower emission on-track equipment.
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								“Diesel-powered on-track equipment” means any locomotive or any other car,
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								Except as provided in subdivision (c), a public entity that owns diesel-powered on-track equipment shall not sell, donate, or otherwise transfer ownership of that diesel-powered on-track equipment for continued use after the public entity decommissions the diesel-powered on-track equipment.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law provides various provisions applicable to all public transit and transit districts and includes specific requirements applicable to public entities that operate commuter rail or rail transit systems. This bill would prohibit a public entity that owns diesel-powered on-track equipment from selling, donating, or otherwise transferring ownership of that equipment for continued use after the public entity decommissions the equipment. The bill would exempt the sale, donation, or transfer of the ownership of that equipment from the prohibition if the equipment is deemed to be in one of specified categories of emissions standards designated by the federal government for locomotives, the equipment produces emissions equivalent to any equipment within any of those federal categories, or the diesel engine is removed from the equipment, as specified.