Environment
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Joy Goeben
AB 502 status: To Governor — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (updated May 13, 2026).

Source
OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
Official summary alongside an AI-generated read on where it stands and why.
Overall Score
Bill summary
This bill is about what happens when the government needs to remove billboards to build new roads. It creates clearer rules for: * **Paying billboard owners:** It sets guidelines for how much the government must pay an owner if their sign has to be moved or destroyed for a road project. * **Valuing the signs:** It changes how the government calculates what those signs are worth, even if the signs didn't follow local city rules in the past. This bill is currently being reviewed by the State Assembly.
Modeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Mixed / Neutral
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Mixed / Neutral
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Sourcing already shown above, this is what the analysis found worth flagging.
Source
OpenStates
Official bill text or data from OpenStates.
Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
Source used for this bill's analysis.
Source note
This bill creates a significant fiscal impact on the state by requiring compensation for non-conforming signs.
!Analysis scope
Source provided is a summary abstract only; bill text was not reviewed.

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