CaliforniaSpeed cameras must blur bystanders’ images; Long Beach may add two
Speed cameras must blur unavoidable images of people and vehicles outside a violation, and Long Beach may add two cameras on Pacific Coast Highway.
What it does
Speed cameras must blur unavoidable images of other people and vehicles that are not named in a violation notice. For cameras installed before 2027, blurring is required only when feasible.
Long Beach may operate two extra speed cameras on Pacific Coast Highway, in addition to its usual limit. The systems must follow the program’s other rules.
Argument forTwo extra cameras on Long Beach’s Pacific Coast Highway could help the city address speeding on a stretch linked in the bill to many traffic deaths.
Argument againstMore cameras on Pacific Coast Highway could increase the number of drivers who receive notices, even with warning periods and other program rules.
More detail
Speed safety systems must blur images that unavoidably show people or vehicles not named in a violation notice. This applies to images of other drivers, vehicles, or pedestrians who are not the subject of a notice of violation. For cameras installed before January 1, 2027, blurring is required only to the extent feasible. Cameras installed before January 1, 2027, follow the feasibility limit; the bill gives no separate start date for other cameras.
Long Beach may operate two extra speed safety systems on Pacific Coast Highway. The additional systems are for the City of Long Beach and Pacific Coast Highway. The systems remain subject to the speed enforcement program requirements in the law. The authorization lasts until January 1, 2032.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 689, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 30Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 6. Page 5796.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1279 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 1279 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By Lowenthal. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 7. Page 6415.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 26From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Major
- Jun 24Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Major
- Jun 23June 23 hearing postponed by committee.
- Jun 23From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (June 22).Major
- Jun 22
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 11Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
- May 26Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.Minor
- May 20In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 19Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 6. Page 4348.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB1279 Gonzalez et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4271.) (May 14).Minor
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 27April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 27.
- Apr 15Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3843.) (April 13).Major
- Apr 13
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 13.
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 3761.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Major
- Mar 17Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 4Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P., D.T., & C.P.Minor
- Feb 23Read first time.Minor
- Feb 23From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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