California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SCR117: John Hughes Memorial Bridge.
Status: Chaptered, July 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, July 16, 2026:
20250SCR_011797CHP 97 INTRODUCED 2026-02-09 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-07-02 PASSED_SENATE 2026-04-23 ENROLLED 2026-07-07 CHAPTERED 2026-07-16 FILED 2026-07-16 2025 0 SCR 117 CHP 2026 CHR 0 150 Introduced by Senator Dahle (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gallagher) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Dahle PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gallagher Relative to the John Hughes Memorial Bridge. the John Hughes Memorial Bridge John Hughes Memorial Bridge. This measure would designate the Butte City Bridge on State Route 162, in the County of Glenn, as the John Hughes Memorial Bridge. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources to cover that cost, to erect those signs. YES WHEREAS, John Hughes lived by the values that defined his community: hard work, loyalty, and pride in a job well done; and WHEREAS, After early work in agriculture, John found his true calling in bridge construction, being hired by Mark Sawyer for small bridge projects over canals and dams in the County of Glenn, quickly earning a reputation for his exceptional work ethic, integrity, and leadership; and WHEREAS, John’s supervisors, including the foreman of the Butte City Bridge project, often called him directly for insight; and WHEREAS, John earned numerous safety awards and mentored countless young workers, proving that with hard work and heart, a meaningful and …
Sponsors
- Megan Dahle (R, SD01) · primary sponsor
- James Gallagher (R)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 150, Statutes of 2026.
- : Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.
- : In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Read. Adopted. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5986.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 29).
- : Referred to Com. on TRANS.
- : In Assembly. Held at Desk.
- : Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4035.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- : Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
- : From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
Votes
- SCR 117 Dahle Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (July 2, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (June 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Consent Calendar 2nd SCR117 Dahle et al. (April 23, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (April 7, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SCR117?
- SCR117 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): John Hughes Memorial Bridge.
- What is the status of SCR117?
- Chaptered as of July 16, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 150, Statutes of 2026. (July 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR117?
- Megan Dahle (R, SD01), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SCR117?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SCR117
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