California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 715 — Agricultural land: Williamson Act.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, for purposes of a contract pursuant to the Williamson Act, requires the landowner to furnish the city or county with information that the city or county requires to determine the eligibility of the land involved in the contract. This bill would, on either an initial or ongoing basis, instead require the landowner to furnish the city or county with information that is directly related to the landowner's compliance with the act that the city or county requires to determine the eligibility of the land involved in the contract. (2) Existing law requires the legislative body of a city or county to deny approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, if it finds that either the resulting parcels following a subdivision of that land would be too small to sustain their agricultural use, or the subdivision will result in residential development not incidental to the commercial agricultural use of the land, where the land is subject to, among others, a contract entered into pursuant to the Williamson Act.This bill would require the legislative body of a city or county to deny approval of a tentative map, or parcel map for which a tentative map is not required, for the proposed subdivision of land that is subject to a contract entered into pursuant to the Williamson Act, unless the legislative body finds, among other things, that each resulting parcel of land will be consistent with the local rules relating to that act, and each resulting parcel of land has an existing commercial agricultural use, an open-space use, or both, the agricultural improvements necessary to sustain a commercial agricultural use, an open-space use, or both, or a feasible plan exists for achieving those improvements, if necessary, as specified. The bill would also authorize the legislative body to impose any reasonable and necessary restrictions on the residential use of any resulting parcel. (3) Under existing law, if a city, county, or nonprofit organization serves written notice of nonrenewal of an open-space easement contract, a Williamson Act contract, or a farmland security zone contract, and the landowner fails to provide written notice of protest, the board of supervisors or the assessor is required to follow specified steps in assessing the annual value of the land immediately. This bill would instead provide that if a city, county, or nonprofit organization serves written notice of nonrenewal for cause, as defined, of an open-space easement contract, a Williamson Act contract, or a farmland security zone contract, or the city or county serves notice of nonrenewal and the landowner fails to provide written notice of protest, the board of supervisors or the assessor is required to follow specified steps in assessing the annual value of the land immediately.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. To Coms. on AGRI. and NAT. RES.

  5. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 1173.) To Assembly.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read third time. Amended. To second reading.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 809.)

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  12. Set for hearing May 6.

  13. To Com. on L. GOV.

  14. Read first time.

  15. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 30.

  16. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chesbro · Cosponsor
  • Arambula · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Primary
  • Yamada · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Chesbro
  • Arambula
  • Galgiani
  • Yamada

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate 3rd Reading SB715 Wolk

Passed 35 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32302
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 35302
% of votes cast 88%8%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cox — Yea

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 715 do?
(1) Existing law, for purposes of a contract pursuant to the Williamson Act, requires the landowner to furnish the city or county with information that the city or county requires to determine the eligibility of the land involved in the contract. This bill would, on either an initial or ongoing basis, instead require the landowner to furnish the city or county with information that is directly related to the landowner's compliance with the act that the city or county requires to determine the eligibility of the land involved in the contract. (2) Existing law requires the legislative body of a city or county to deny approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, if it finds that either the resulting parcels following a subdivision of that land would be too small to sustain their agricultural use, or the subdivision will result in residential development not incidental to the commercial agricultural use of the land, where the land is subject to, among others, a contract entered into pursuant to the Williamson Act.This bill would require the legislative body of a city or county to deny approval of a tentative map, or parcel map for which a tentative map is not required, for the proposed subdivision of land that is subject to a contract entered into pursuant to the Williamson Act, unless the legislative body finds, among other things, that each resulting parcel of land will be consistent with the local rules relating to that act, and each resulting parcel of land has an existing commercial agricultural use, an open-space use, or both, the agricultural improvements necessary to sustain a commercial agricultural use, an open-space use, or both, or a feasible plan exists for achieving those improvements, if necessary, as specified. The bill would also authorize the legislative body to impose any reasonable and necessary restrictions on the residential use of any resulting parcel. (3) Under existing law, if a city, county, or nonprofit organization serves written notice of nonrenewal of an open-space easement contract, a Williamson Act contract, or a farmland security zone contract, and the landowner fails to provide written notice of protest, the board of supervisors or the assessor is required to follow specified steps in assessing the annual value of the land immediately. This bill would instead provide that if a city, county, or nonprofit organization serves written notice of nonrenewal for cause, as defined, of an open-space easement contract, a Williamson Act contract, or a farmland security zone contract, or the city or county serves notice of nonrenewal and the landowner fails to provide written notice of protest, the board of supervisors or the assessor is required to follow specified steps in assessing the annual value of the land immediately.
Who sponsors SB 715?
SB 715 is sponsored by Chesbro, Arambula, Galgiani, Wolk, and Yamada.
What is the current status of SB 715?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 715?
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