California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 476 — Environment: California Environmental Quality Act: noncompliance allegations: public comment.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    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

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA provides for a public review period for the public to review a draft EIR, proposed negative declaration, or proposed mitigated negative declaration. CEQA requires a lead agency to evaluate and respond to comments on a draft EIR, proposed negative declaration, or proposed mitigated negative declaration made during the public review period and authorizes a lead agency to evaluate and respond to comments made on a draft EIR when the comments are submitted after the public review period. CEQA requires an action or proceeding alleging noncompliance with its requirements to be based on grounds that were presented to the public agency orally or in writing by any person, and prohibits a person from maintaining an action or proceeding unless the person objected to the approval of the project orally or in writing, during the public comment period provided under CEQA or prior to the close of the public hearing on the project before the issuance of the notice of determination. This bill instead would prohibit these actions or proceedings unless the oral or written presentation or objection occurs during the public comment period provided under CEQA or prior to the close of the public hearing on the project before the filing, rather than issuance, of the notice of determination.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 827.) To Assembly.

  7. To Special Consent Calendar.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 679.)

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  11. Set for hearing April 27.

  12. To Com. on EQ.

  13. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

  14. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Correa · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Correa

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Special Consent #3 SB476 Correa

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 2001
Republican 1000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Huff — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea

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Subjects

environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 476 do?
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA provides for a public review period for the public to review a draft EIR, proposed negative declaration, or proposed mitigated negative declaration. CEQA requires a lead agency to evaluate and respond to comments on a draft EIR, proposed negative declaration, or proposed mitigated negative declaration made during the public review period and authorizes a lead agency to evaluate and respond to comments made on a draft EIR when the comments are submitted after the public review period. CEQA requires an action or proceeding alleging noncompliance with its requirements to be based on grounds that were presented to the public agency orally or in writing by any person, and prohibits a person from maintaining an action or proceeding unless the person objected to the approval of the project orally or in writing, during the public comment period provided under CEQA or prior to the close of the public hearing on the project before the issuance of the notice of determination. This bill instead would prohibit these actions or proceedings unless the oral or written presentation or objection occurs during the public comment period provided under CEQA or prior to the close of the public hearing on the project before the filing, rather than issuance, of the notice of determination.
Who sponsors SB 476?
SB 476 is sponsored by Correa.
What is the current status of SB 476?
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 476?
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