Getting a ticket for running a red light when you're not even in the car? It could happen as California lawmakers consider a red-light redo.

Cameras used to catch an average of 14,000 red light runners each year in Sacramento County, but today they're no longer in use.

Now, a bill in the legislature would dramatically change the way tickets are issued.

The City of Sacramento stopped using cameras to ticket red light runners in 2024 due to program costs. Now, state lawmakers are considering an updated version that makes it easier to issue tickets.

"The bill should help improve safety, decriminalize traffic violations, reduce fines, fees and insurance burdens," said state Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento), who introduced the bill .

Traffic safety advocates showed support for the

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