California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2453 — Oil and gas: operations: enforcement actions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 264, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the operation of oil, gas, and geothermal wells in specified districts of the state. Existing law establishes procedures for an operator of a well or owner of a rig, derrick, or other operating structure to appeal from an order of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor or a district deputy regarding the operation of a well, or drilling or testing operations. This bill would make numerous changes to the appeal process and procedures. The bill would require an order of the supervisor or a district deputy to state the factual basis for the order, the statutory and regulatory basis of the action, and the penalties and requirements imposed on the operator. The bill would also require a cease and desist order to specify the operations to cease and a detailed explanation of the action to be taken by the operator to permit operations to resume. The bill would, among other things, provide for review of an order of the supervisor imposing a civil penalty by the director, revise the requirements for filing a notice of appeal, provide that the filing of an appeal does not stay an order for remedial work or a cease and desist order issued under emergency circumstances and, in these circumstances, require an expedited hearing before the director. The bill requires the division to reimburse an operator for required remedial work if an order is invalidated on appeal, as determined in a hearing before the director. The bill would also, among other things, require certain appeals to be heard in a formal hearing process before an administrative law judge, instead of in an informal hearing before the director of the department, would specify certain procedures for an informal hearing before the director, including the conversion of an informal hearing to a formal hearing, and would impose specified requirements with regard to an appeal of an emergency order. The bill would revise the scope of the judicial review of an appealed order.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 264, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6477.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4680.)

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12).

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

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

  11. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  13. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5458.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12).

  21. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD.

  22. Read first time.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  24. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Tran · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Tran

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2453 TRAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82002
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 88002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2453 Tran By Harman

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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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
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2453 TRAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Logue — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Skinner — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2453 do?
Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the operation of oil, gas, and geothermal wells in specified districts of the state. Existing law establishes procedures for an operator of a well or owner of a rig, derrick, or other operating structure to appeal from an order of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor or a district deputy regarding the operation of a well, or drilling or testing operations. This bill would make numerous changes to the appeal process and procedures. The bill would require an order of the supervisor or a district deputy to state the factual basis for the order, the statutory and regulatory basis of the action, and the penalties and requirements imposed on the operator. The bill would also require a cease and desist order to specify the operations to cease and a detailed explanation of the action to be taken by the operator to permit operations to resume. The bill would, among other things, provide for review of an order of the supervisor imposing a civil penalty by the director, revise the requirements for filing a notice of appeal, provide that the filing of an appeal does not stay an order for remedial work or a cease and desist order issued under emergency circumstances and, in these circumstances, require an expedited hearing before the director. The bill requires the division to reimburse an operator for required remedial work if an order is invalidated on appeal, as determined in a hearing before the director. The bill would also, among other things, require certain appeals to be heard in a formal hearing process before an administrative law judge, instead of in an informal hearing before the director of the department, would specify certain procedures for an informal hearing before the director, including the conversion of an informal hearing to a formal hearing, and would impose specified requirements with regard to an appeal of an emergency order. The bill would revise the scope of the judicial review of an appealed order.
Who sponsors AB 2453?
AB 2453 is sponsored by Tran.
What is the current status of AB 2453?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2453?
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