BART officials made their feelings known about a California bill that would stop jailing people for skipping the fare on public transit, taking an opposing stance to the new legislation.

The bill would stop categorizing repeat fare evasion as a misdemeanor crime. Currently, three or more subsequent fare evasions can be punished with imprisonment for up to 90 days. If the bill becomes law, the maximum punishment for recurrent fare evasion would be a fine of up to $400.

The bill passed overwhelmingly in the state Assembly and is currently awaiting a vote in the state Senate. Ultimately, Gov. Gavin Newsom would have to sign it into law.