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CA SB63

Bill

Status

Passed

10/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jesse Arreguin

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Public Transit Revenue Measure District covering Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties plus San Francisco, governed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's board

  • Authorizes a 14-year retail transactions and use tax of 0.5% in the four counties and 1% in San Francisco, subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026 statewide general election

  • Allocates tax revenues to BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and smaller transit operators for operations expenses, with specific percentages varying by county (e.g., BART receives 64.70% of Alameda County revenues, 29.14% of San Francisco revenues)

  • Requires a two-phase financial efficiency review of AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, and Muni by a third-party consultant, with transit operators required to adopt implementation plans for cost-saving measures as a condition of receiving funds

  • Creates an ad hoc adjudication committee process allowing county transportation entities to petition regarding inconsistent service standards, with authority to withhold up to 7% of a transit operator's funding for noncompliance

Legislative Description

San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 740, Statutes of 2025.

10/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation9/4/2025
Appropriations7/15/2025
Revenue and Taxation7/8/2025
Transportation6/9/2025
Appropriations4/28/2025
Revenue and Taxation4/23/2025
Transportation4/2/2025
Rules1/9/2025

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