AB 334: Operators of toll facilities: interoperability programs: vehicle information.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law requires the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District and all known entities planning to implement a toll facility, to develop and adopt functional specifications and standards for an automatic vehicle identification system in compliance with specified objectives, and generally requires any automatic vehicle identification system purchased or installed after January 1, 1991, to comply with those specifications and standards. Existing law authorizes operators of toll facilities on federal-aid highways engaged in an interoperability program to provide, regarding a vehicle’s use of the toll facility, only the license plate number, transponder identification number, date and time of the transaction, and identity of the agency operating the toll facility.

This bill would instead authorize an operator of a toll facility on federal-aid highways engaged in an interstate interoperability program to provide to an out-of-state toll agency or interstate interoperability tolling hub only the information regarding a vehicle’s use of the toll facility that is license plate data, transponder data, or transaction data, and that is listed as “required” by specified national interoperability specifications. If the operator needs to collect other types of information to implement interstate interoperability, the bill would prohibit the operator from selling or otherwise providing that information to any other person or entity, as specified. If the operator transmits those other types of information to an out-of-state toll agency or any interstate interoperability tolling hub, the bill would subject the operator to an action by the affected person for no less than $2,500 per violation, as specified. The bill would require a transportation agency that participates in interstate interoperability to post those national interoperability specifications data types on their internet website. The bill would repeal these provisions relating to an interstate interoperability program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. September 13, 2025Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
2. July 17, 2025Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
3. July 16, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15).
4. July 7, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
5. June 27, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
6. June 25, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
7. May 28, 2025Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.
8. May 20, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
9. May 19, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1612.)
10. May 13, 2025Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
11. May 12, 2025Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
12. May 8, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).