9/17/03 - A bill that would create a new class of highway with a pre-set speed limit of 45 mph is dead for the year.
AB872 would have placed the 45 mph speed limit on urban, divided and restricted-access arterial highways. The state’s DOT or local authorities could have increased the speed limit under the bill if the increase were based on an engineering study showing the speed would be safe.

7/17/03 - A bill that would create a new class of highway with a pre-set speed limit of 45 mph is still hanging on, despite three committee votes to postpone hearings on the measure.
AB872 is now in the Senate Transportation Committee.
Normally, committee reports on bills are due by July 13, but the committee voted to waive the normal deadline so it could work on the bill past that date.
The bill would place the speed limit on urban, divided and restricted-access arterial highways. The state’s DOT or local authorities could increase the speed limit under the bill if the increase was based on an engineering study showing the speed would be safe.
For bill status, call (916) 319-2856.

7/3/03 - A Senate Transportation Committee hearing on AB872, a bill that would create a new class of highway with a pre-set speed limit of 45 mph, has been postponed to July 8.
The bill would place the speed limit on urban, divided and restricted-access arterial highways. The state’s DOT or local authorities could increase the speed limit under the bill if the increase was based on an engineering study showing the speed would be safe. The hearing has been postponed twice, first on June 24, then on June 25.
For bill status, call (916) 319-2856.

6/20/03 - A hearing is scheduled in the Senate Transportation Committee on a bill that would create a new class of highway with a pre-set speed limit of 45 mph.
AB872, which unanimously passed the Assembly on May 12, would place the speed limit on urban, divided and restricted-access arterial highways. The state’s DOT or local authorities could increase the speed limit under the bill if the increase was based on an engineering study showing the speed would be safe.
For bill status, call (916) 319-2856.

5/5/03 - The Assembly will vote May 6 on a bill that would create a new class of highway with a preset speed limit of 45 mph.
AB872 would place the speed limit on urban, divided and restricted-access arterial highways. The state’s DOT or local authorities could increase the speed limit under the bill if the increase were based on an engineering study showing the speed would be safe.
For bill status, call (916) 319-2856.

3/14/03 - A hearing is scheduled for April 7 on a bill in California that would create a new class of highway with a pre-set speed limit of 45 mph.
AB872 would place the speed limit on urban, divided and restricted-access arterial highways. The state's DOT or local authorities could increase the speed limit under the bill if the increase was based on an engineering study showing the speed would be safe. The Assembly Transportation Committee will hear testimony on the bill April 7. For bill status, call (916) 319-2856.

3/11/03 - A bill now before the California Assembly would create a new class of highway with a pre-set speed limit of 45 mph.
AB872, sponsored by Assemblyman Tony Strickland, R-Westwood Village, would place the speed limit on urban, divided and restricted-access arterial highways. The state's DOT or local authorities could increase the speed limit under the bill if the increase was based on an engineering study showing the speed would be safe.
The bill was referred to the Assembly transportation committee March 3. For bill status, call (916) 319-2856.