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Bus Lane Violations Enforcement / Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) / Metro / Automated Cameras / AB 917 (Bloom) / NextGen Bus Plan

Council File 21-1224

Introduced
2021-10-20
Last changed
2026-05-12
Status
open
Expires
2028-04-08
Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Mover
MIKE BONIN
Second
KEVIN DE LEON
References
Related Council File: 19-0885City Attorney Report: R24-0384

Brief

Councilmembers Bonin and Krekorian moved to establish automated camera enforcement for bus lane violations under state law AB 917. LADOT and Metro signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy cameras at bus stops and lanes citywide. The city ordinance sets base fines and late-payment penalties for California Vehicle Code Section 22500(m) violations. Council adopted the measure in January 2026 and referred it to Budget and Finance Committee in April 2026 for further refinement.

Full summary

In October 2021, Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Paul Krekorian introduced a motion directing LADOT to implement automated camera enforcement for vehicles illegally parked in bus lanes and bus stops, in support of Metro's NextGen Bus Plan. The proposal rests on Assembly Bill 917 (Bloom), signed by Governor Newsom in 2021, which authorizes California transit agencies to use bus-mounted cameras to record parking violations and partner with local jurisdictions to issue citations. Cameras mounted on Metro buses record violations, with citations issued after confirmation by LADOT parking enforcement staff. The program took concrete shape in October 2024, when LADOT and Metro executed a memorandum of understanding to deploy 100 cameras on Metro buses across five bus routes within the city. Revenue from citations flows to the City's General Fund, with Metro reimbursed quarterly for its capital and operating costs. Between February and December 2025, the program issued 115,890 citations and collected nearly $19.6 million in gross revenue, with Metro billing approximately $3.1 million for reimbursement against a projected total outlay of $7.1 million by the time the current state authorization expires on January 1, 2027. The city also amended the Municipal Code to establish a base fine and late-payment penalties specifically for these violations. A companion state bill, AB 1837 (Gonzalez), would extend the camera enforcement authority indefinitely beyond 2027. The legislative path included multiple Transportation Committee reviews between 2022 and 2024, a City Attorney draft ordinance in July 2024, and Council adoption of the ordinance on October 8, 2024, effective December 1, 2024. Two amending motions from councilmembers Hernandez-Raman and Park-Hutt were referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee for separate consideration. Council voted 12-0-3 on January 14, 2026, directing LADOT to develop a revenue spending plan. In April 2026, LADOT submitted that spending plan to the Budget and Finance and Transportation committees. LADOT's recommended priorities, in order, include restoring roughly 110 traffic officer and supervisor positions cut in the FY 2024-25 budget (estimated at $5.4 million), restoring communications center staffing, funding ongoing program operations as it expands, and directing annual percentages of revenue toward Vision Zero and Safe Routes to Schools (up to 8%), the Speed Hump Program (3%), and anti-street-takeover infrastructure (up to 3%). LADOT is also developing a parallel program for the city's DASH buses and exploring revenue-sharing arrangements with neighboring municipalities. The file remains pending in both committees as of May 2026.

Activity (51)

  • 2026-05-12 Community Impact Statement submitted by North Westwood Neighborhood Council.
  • 2026-04-08 Department of Transportation document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Transportation Committee.
  • 2026-04-08 Document submitted by Department of Transportation, dated April 7, 2026.
  • 2026-01-16 Council action final.
  • 2026-01-14 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-01-09 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 14, 2026.
  • 2025-12-02 Budget and Finance Committee approved as amended .
  • 2025-11-26 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 2, 2025.
  • 2025-05-19 Community Impact Statement submitted by Westwood Neighborhood Council.
  • 2024-12-16 Council action final.
  • 2024-12-13 Council rereferred item to Budget and Finance Committee, pursuant to Council Action of December 13, 2024, Council File No. 24-2000.
  • 2024-12-13 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2024-12-10 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 13, 2024.
  • 2024-11-20 Transportation Committee approved as amended .
  • 2024-11-15 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 20, 2024.
  • 2024-11-14 Department of Transportation document(s) referred to Transportation Committee.
  • 2024-11-13 Document(s) submitted by Department of Transportation, as follows:Department of Transportation report, dated November 13, 2024, relative to the progress of the bus lane enforcement program and a Resolution.
  • 2024-10-22 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: December 1, 2024.
  • 2024-10-17 Council action final.
  • 2024-10-09 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is October 21, 2024.
  • 2024-10-08 Council adopted Motion (Rodriguez - Krekorian) to refer Amending Motion 22A(Hernandez - Raman) and Amending Motion 22B (Park - Hutt) to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee, and adopted the Transportation Committee Report and Ordinance, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2024-10-04 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 8, 2024.
  • 2024-09-18 Transportation Committee approved as amended .
  • 2024-09-17 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 18, 2024.
  • 2024-09-04 Community Impact Statement submitted by North Westwood Neighborhood Council.
  • 2024-08-07 Transportation Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
  • 2024-08-02 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 7, 2024.
  • 2024-08-01 Department of Transportation document(s) referred to Transportation Committee.
  • 2024-07-31 Document(s) submitted by Department of Transportation, as follows:Department of Transportation report, dated July 29, 2024, relative to an overview of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to use cameras to enforce parking violations in bus lanes and bus stops.
  • 2024-07-25 City Attorney document(s) referred to Transportation Committee.
  • 2024-07-25 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows:City Attorney report R24-0384, dated July 25, 2024, relative to a draft Ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code Chapter VIII, Article 1, Section 89.60, to establish a base fine and late payment penalties for a violation of California Vehicle Code Section 22500(m).
  • 2023-04-03 Community Impact Statement submitted by Venice Neighborhood Council.
  • 2023-01-20 Council action final.
  • 2023-01-18 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2023-01-13 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 18, 2023.
  • 2022-11-17 Community Impact Statement submitted by Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council.
  • 2022-11-01 Transportation Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2022-10-28 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 1, 2022.
  • 2022-09-30 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 6, 2022.
  • 2022-09-30 Department of Transportation document(s) referred to Transportation Committee.
  • 2022-09-29 Document(s) submitted by Department of Transportation, as follows:Department of Transportation report, dated September 29, 2022, relative to a camera bus lane enforcement program.
  • 2022-03-23 Community Impact Statement submitted by NoHo Neighborhood Council.
  • 2022-03-17 Community Impact Statement submitted by South Robertson Neighborhood Council.
  • 2021-12-28 Community Impact Statement submitted by South Robertson Neighborhood Council.
  • 2021-12-14 Community Impact Statement submitted by Mid City WEST Neighborhood Council.
  • 2021-11-19 Community Impact Statement submitted by Los Feliz Neighborhood Council,Los Feliz Neighborhood Council.
  • 2021-11-10 Council action final.
  • 2021-11-09 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2021-11-05 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on November 9, 2021.
  • 2021-11-02 Transportation Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2021-10-20 Motion referred to Transportation Committee.

Documents (67)

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