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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1334: Route 59: adoption.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1334 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Route 59: adoption. Primary sponsor: Marie Alvarado-Gil (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law describes the authorized routes in the state highway system. Existing law authorizes the California Transportation Commission to select, adopt, and determine the location for state highways on routes authorized by law, as specified. Existing law authorizes the commission to adopt an existing road as a state highway on an authorized route if the road is constructed to adequate standards. Existing law provides that State Highway Route 59 is from Route 152 northerly to Route 99 near the City of Merced and from Route 99 near the City of Merced to Snelling.

This bill would, on or before December 31, 2030, require the commission to reach an agreement with the Counties of Merced, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne for the acquisition and adoption of county road J59 as a state highway, as specified. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2031, instead provide that State Highway Route 59 is from Route 152 northerly to Route 99 near the City of Merced and from Route 99 near the City of Merced to the junction of Routes 108 and 120.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marie Alvarado-GilPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Juan AlanisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly22
David TangipaCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly8

“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. May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. Set for hearing May 14.
  3. April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  4. Set for hearing April 27.
  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3874.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
  7. Set for hearing April 14.
  8. April 7 hearing postponed by committee.
  9. Set for hearing April 7.
  10. Referred to Com. on TRANS.
  11. Read first time.
  12. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page