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SB 1382: Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-04-06

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-17: Set for hearing April 27.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

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Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with possession and control of all state highways. Existing law requires the department, on or before July 1, 1992, to adopt and implement a deicing policy for state highways, as specified. Existing law specifically requires the department to remove snow from a specified portion of Interstate Route 80, as specified.

This bill would require the department to ensure that all mountain passes under its control are open for operation by May 1 of each year. If it is projected that it is not feasible for the department to meet that requirement, the bill would require the department to publish on its internet website a written notice of which mountain passes it will not be able to open, including the documented causes, by April 1 of each year.

This bill would require, on or before April 1 of each year, the department, to the extent feasible, to notify an affected local official of the departments proposed schedule for opening a mountain pass, as defined. The bill would require the department to develop a public outreach plan to inform the public about the closing and opening of a mountain pass, as specified.

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