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Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

CA AB 599 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Passed first chamber
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Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Aug 3, 2026

What it does

Existing law requires the California Transportation Commission to establish a competitive funding program, commonly known as the Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program, to provide funds to the Department of Transportation or regional transportation planning agencies, or both, for short-line railroad projects such as railroad reconstruction, maintenance, upgrade, or replacement. Existing law appropriates up to $7,200,000 from the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund to the program and makes those moneys available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 3, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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