California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 36 D · 13 R cosponsors

AJR 18 — Spent nuclear fuel: storage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2024.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 09, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on August 23, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 63 sponsors

    1 primary, 62 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (36 D · 13 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to prioritize fulfilling the federal government's legal and contractual obligation to provide a home for spent nuclear fuel within California and 33 other states across the nation, and would urge Congress and the United States Department of Energy to take action to permit the relocation of the spent nuclear fuel in California and elsewhere to consolidated interim storage and ultimately a permanent repository.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2024.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m.

  3. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5080.)

  5. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  6. Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  7. In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  8. Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 6199.)

  9. Coauthors revised.

  10. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  11. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

  12. From printer.

  13. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 62 co-sponsors · 59 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (62)

Not signed on (59)

59 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

3rd Reading AJR18 Davies et al. By Blakespear

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 18004
Unaffiliated 10001
Republican 7000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Newman — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Not Voting
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Not Voting
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
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

Official roll call →

Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Democratic 2006
Republican 3000
Total 11007
% of votes cast 61%0%0%39%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Not Voting
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Not Voting
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Susan Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AJR 18 Davies Assembly Third Reading

Passed 66 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 38009
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 15004
Total 660013
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
McCarty — Not Voting
Friedman — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Essayli — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — 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 Yea
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 Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
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 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 Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane 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

Official roll call →

Be adopted. To third reading.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Republican 3000
Unaffiliated 5001
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Wood — Yea
Holden — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AJR 18 do?
This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to prioritize fulfilling the federal government's legal and contractual obligation to provide a home for spent nuclear fuel within California and 33 other states across the nation, and would urge Congress and the United States Department of Energy to take action to permit the relocation of the spent nuclear fuel in California and elsewhere to consolidated interim storage and ultimately a permanent repository.
Who sponsors AJR 18?
AJR 18 is sponsored by Davies, Laurie (Republican), Alanis, Juan (Republican), Alvarez, David (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Bains, Jasmeet (Democratic), Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Bennett, Steve (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Bryan, Isaac G. (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), Chen, Phillip (Republican), Dahle, Megan (Republican), Dixon, Diane (Republican), Essayli, Flora, Heath (Republican), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Gallagher, James (Republican), Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), Hart, Gregg (Democratic), Hoover, Josh (Republican), Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Tom (Republican), Low, Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Maienschein, Mathis, McKinnor, Tina (Democratic), Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), Pacheco, Blanca (Democratic), Papan, Diane (Democratic), Jim Patterson, Patterson, Joe (Republican), Pellerin, Gail (Democratic), 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), Ta, Tri (Republican), Valencia, Avelino (Democratic), Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Greg (Republican), Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah (Democratic), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic), Wood, Zbur, Rick Chavez (Democratic), and Blakespear, Catherine S. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AJR 18?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 09, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track AJR 18?
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