CaliforniaCalifornia extends transit camera ticketing outside San Francisco during operating hours
California extends transit agencies’ camera ticketing for parking or stopping outside San Francisco through 2033, during posted hours in transit-only lanes and scheduled hours at transit stops.
What it does
Outside San Francisco, transit agencies may use vehicle cameras through 2033 to ticket parking or stopping in transit-only lanes during posted hours and at stops during scheduled hours. New programs must start before 2032.
Transit agencies must give 60 days of warnings before camera ticketing a type of parking or stopping violation they have not enforced that way before in transit lanes or at stops during operating hours.
Through 2033, only local transit and parking agencies may use camera records to enforce parking rules. Police use for other investigations or federal access requires a court order.
Transit agencies outside San Francisco that use camera ticketing must report its traffic and privacy effects, costs, ticket counts, and revenue to lawmakers.
Argument forThe 60-day warnings could help drivers learn when cameras will enforce a violation type in transit lanes or at stops during operating hours.
Argument againstOutside San Francisco, longer camera ticketing could mean more fines for drivers parked in transit-only lanes during posted hours or at stops during scheduled hours.
More detail
The signed law extends transit agencies’ permission to ticket parking or stopping with vehicle cameras through 2033. The extension covers agencies outside San Francisco. Cameras may capture violations in transit-only lanes during posted hours or at transit stops during scheduled hours. Agencies cannot start a new program on or after January 1, 2032. The extended authority ends January 1, 2034.
Transit agencies must give warnings before camera ticketing a type of violation they have not enforced that way before. This covers parking or stopping in transit-only lanes during posted hours or at transit stops during scheduled hours. The agency must not have used cameras to enforce that type of violation before. The warnings must run for 60 days before tickets for that type of violation begin.
The signed law limits who may use parking camera records. Local transit operators and city or county parking enforcement offices may use the records to enforce parking rules. Police use for other investigations or access by federal authorities requires an order from a federal or California court. The statewide section carrying these limits ends January 1, 2034.
Transit agencies that use camera ticketing must report its results to lawmakers. This covers transit agencies that set up camera parking enforcement, except San Francisco. Reports must cover results, privacy, traffic, costs, ticket counts, and revenue. Reports must include the data and methods behind their findings. Agencies that started before January 1, 2027, must report by January 1, 2029. Those that start after January 1, 2027, must report two years after starting.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 900, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 20Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8. Page 6319.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1837 Mark González Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 19In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1837 Mark González et al. By Arreguín. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 19Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 5545.).Passed Senate
- Jun 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 15From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Major
- Jun 3Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P., D.T., & C.P.Minor
- May 21In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1837 Mark González Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 21Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 6. Page 5177.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 23Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (April 21).Major
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- Mar 23
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Mar 12From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 2Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.Minor
- Feb 12From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
- Feb 11Read first time. To print.Introduced
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