California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 45 D · 14 R cosponsors

AJR 12 — Tijuana River: cross-border pollution.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 201, Statutes of 2024.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on September 05, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 78 sponsors

    1 primary, 77 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (45 D · 14 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The measure calls for federal action to address pollution in the Tijuana River.

This resolution urges Congress and the President to fund solutions for pollution in the Tijuana River, affecting public health and the environment. It also requests a national emergency declaration due to ongoing pollution impacts.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This could lead to improved working conditions in affected areas by addressing health hazards from pollution.

Summary

This measure would, among other things, urge the United States Congress and President Joseph R. Biden to fully fund the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Comprehensive Infrastructure Solution for the Tijuana River due to the ongoing impacts to public health, the environment, and the local economy caused by cross-border pollution and would urge President Joseph R. Biden to declare a national emergency due to those ongoing impacts.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 201, Statutes of 2024.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11:30 p.m.

  3. Enrolled measure version corrected.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 6421.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4489.)

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  10. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  11. In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  12. Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.)

  13. Coauthors revised.

  14. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (February 20).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Amended.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Amended.

  19. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  20. From printer.

  21. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 77 co-sponsors · 44 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (77)

Not signed on (44)

44 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AJR 12 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 62 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14000
Democratic 330014
Unaffiliated 15003
Total 620017
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
McCarty — Not Voting
Low — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Not Voting
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Not Voting
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Not Voting
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Not Voting
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Not Voting
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Essayli, Bill Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

Consent Calendar 2nd AJR12 Alvarez et al.

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 20002
Republican 6001
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

AJR 12 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 42005
Republican 13001
Unaffiliated 18001
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Not Voting
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Essayli, Bill Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AJR 12 do?
This measure would, among other things, urge the United States Congress and President Joseph R. Biden to fully fund the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Comprehensive Infrastructure Solution for the Tijuana River due to the ongoing impacts to public health, the environment, and the local economy caused by cross-border pollution and would urge President Joseph R. Biden to declare a national emergency due to those ongoing impacts.
Who sponsors AJR 12?
AJR 12 is sponsored by Friedman, Gallagher, James (Republican), Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Grayson, Timothy S. (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), Hart, Gregg (Democratic), Holden, Hoover, Josh (Republican), Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic), Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Lee, Alex (Democratic), Low, Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Tina (Democratic), Alvarez, David (Democratic), Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Davies, Laurie (Republican), Maienschein, Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah (Democratic), Atkins, Jones, Brian W. (Republican), Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic), Addis, Dawn (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Alanis, Juan (Republican), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Bains, Jasmeet (Democratic), Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Bennett, Steve (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Bryan, Isaac G. (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Wendy Carrillo, Chen, Phillip (Republican), Connolly, Damon (Democratic), Dixon, Diane (Republican), Flora, Heath (Republican), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), Pacheco, Blanca (Democratic), Jim Patterson, Patterson, Joe (Republican), Petrie-Norris, Cottie (Democratic), Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Rendon, Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic), Luz Rivas, Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Rodriguez, Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Sanchez, Kate (Republican), Santiago, Schiavo, Pilar (Democratic), Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic), Ta, Tri (Republican), Ting, Valencia, Avelino (Democratic), Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Greg (Republican), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic), Wood, Zbur, Rick Chavez (Democratic), Blakespear, Catherine S. (Democratic), and Essayli, Bill (Republican).
What is the current status of AJR 12?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2024. Enacted.
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