California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1504 — Forest resources: carbon sequestration.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 534, Statutes of 2010.

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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 February 27, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, which regulates timber harvesting, contains legislative findings and declarations relative to forest resources, including a declaration that it is the policy of the state to encourage prudent and responsible forest resource management calculated to serve the public's need for timber and other forest products, while giving consideration to other specified public needs. The act also states the Legislature's intent to create and maintain an effective and comprehensive system of regulation and use of all timberlands to assure that the goal of maximum sustained production of high quality timber products is achieved while giving consideration to specified values. This bill would include in that list of specified public needs and that list of specified values sequestration of carbon dioxide. The bill also would make other legislative findings and declarations relative to carbon dioxide sequestration as it relates to forests. (2) The act requires the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to adopt district forest practice rules and regulations in accordance with specified policies to, among other things, assure the continuous growing and harvesting of commercial forest tree species. A willful violation of the board's rules or regulations is a crime. This bill would also require the board to ensure that its rules and regulations that govern the harvesting of commercial forest tree species consider the capacity of forest resources to sequester carbon dioxide emissions sufficient to meet or exceed the state's greenhouse gas reduction requirements for the forestry sector, consistent with the scoping plan adopted by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and would permit fees collected under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for contracts for related studies and analyses. Because a willful violation of those rules and regulations would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 534, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6953.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5085.)

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Withdrawn from committee.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

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

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28).

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

  17. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on EQ. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (June 22).

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  19. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and EQ.

  20. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 28. Page 3917.)

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 21).

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (January 12).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  30. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  31. Read first time.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  33. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chesbro · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Chesbro

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1504 Skinner Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 29 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552702
Democratic 2100
Republican 1101
Total 582903
% of votes cast 64%32%0%3%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Coto — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1504 Skinner By Pavley

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231103
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 251203
% of votes cast 63%30%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Huff — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Ashburn — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 1504 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 31 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4529010
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 4931010
% of votes cast 54%34%0%11%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Torlakson — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Republican 0100
Democratic 1000
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
A. — Yea
John — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7201
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Logue — Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1504 do?
(1) The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, which regulates timber harvesting, contains legislative findings and declarations relative to forest resources, including a declaration that it is the policy of the state to encourage prudent and responsible forest resource management calculated to serve the public's need for timber and other forest products, while giving consideration to other specified public needs. The act also states the Legislature's intent to create and maintain an effective and comprehensive system of regulation and use of all timberlands to assure that the goal of maximum sustained production of high quality timber products is achieved while giving consideration to specified values. This bill would include in that list of specified public needs and that list of specified values sequestration of carbon dioxide. The bill also would make other legislative findings and declarations relative to carbon dioxide sequestration as it relates to forests. (2) The act requires the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to adopt district forest practice rules and regulations in accordance with specified policies to, among other things, assure the continuous growing and harvesting of commercial forest tree species. A willful violation of the board's rules or regulations is a crime. This bill would also require the board to ensure that its rules and regulations that govern the harvesting of commercial forest tree species consider the capacity of forest resources to sequester carbon dioxide emissions sufficient to meet or exceed the state's greenhouse gas reduction requirements for the forestry sector, consistent with the scoping plan adopted by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and would permit fees collected under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for contracts for related studies and analyses. Because a willful violation of those rules and regulations would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1504?
AB 1504 is sponsored by Chesbro and Skinner.
What is the current status of AB 1504?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2009. Enacted.
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