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SB 254 forces new statewide planning‑and‑design exchange; board sets accelerated workshop schedule
Summary
Senate Bill 254 (effective Sept. 19, 2025) mandates a statewide planning-and-design information exchange; the board outlined an accelerated rulemaking timeline and plans for stakeholder workshops and surveys in Jan–Feb 2026 to define data fields, ticket formats and timelines by the July 1, 2027 statutory deadline.
Senate Bill 254, signed into law as an urgency measure and effective Sept. 19, 2025, expanded the Dig Safe Act to require a statewide planning‑and‑design information exchange and mandatory participation by operators (excluding Caltrans). At the Nov. 18 meeting, board staff briefed members on the law's new duties and proposed a compressed development timetable to meet the statutory mandate.
SB 254 requires the board to adopt regulations by July 1, 2027, that will…
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