AB 846 — State agencies: civil and administrative penalties.
Last action — From Senate committee without further action.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
The Administrative Procedure Act contains provisions governing the conduct of administrative adjudication for state agencies. This bill would require the Director of Pesticide Regulation, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Industrial Relations, the State Air Resources Board, and the State Water Resources Control Board to update the maximum and minimum amounts of specified civil and administrative penalties for inflation or deflation using the Consumer Price Index, as provided. The bill would require the updated penalties to be filed with the Secretary of State and published in the California Code of Regulations.
Bill Text
- Amended 06/30/10 - Amended Senate Current pdf June 30, 2010
- Amended 06/24/10 - Amended Senate pdf June 24, 2010
- Amended 06/14/10 - Amended Senate pdf June 14, 2010
- Amended 03/15/10 - Amended Senate pdf March 15, 2010
- Amended 07/01/09 - Amended Senate pdf July 01, 2009
- Amended 06/25/09 - Amended Senate pdf June 25, 2009
- Amended 06/01/09 - Amended Assembly pdf June 01, 2009
- Amended 04/13/09 - Amended Assembly pdf April 13, 2009
- Introduced 02/26/09 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2009
- AB846 View text html
Action History
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From Senate committee without further action.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
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In committee: Set final hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
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In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
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Referred to Com. on G.O.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 30. Page 2068.)
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Read second time. To third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 21).
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Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Torrico · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Torrico
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 33% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Not Voting |
| Negrete | — | Nay |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Oropeza | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Nay |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Denham | — | Not Voting |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Nay |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Not Voting |
| Denham | — | Not Voting |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 50 | 31 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 33 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 36% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (92)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Charles | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| La | — | Yea |
| Torre | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Bonnie | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Saldana | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Nay |
| Cook | — | Nay |
| Bill | — | Nay |
| Tom | — | Nay |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bass | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Nay |
| Duvall | — | Nay |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Nava | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Ruskin | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Torrico | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Not Voting |
| Audra | — | Nay |
| V. | — | Not Voting |
| Manuel | — | Not Voting |
| Perez | — | Not Voting |
| Garrick | — | Nay |
| Hagman | — | Nay |
| Harkey | — | Nay |
| Huber | — | Nay |
| Miller | — | Nay |
| Nestande | — | Nay |
| Silva | — | Nay |
| Smyth | — | Nay |
| Tran | — | Nay |
| Villines | — | Nay |
| Adams | — | Nay |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Not Voting |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Nay |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Krekorian | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Nay |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Nay |
| Coto | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| DeVore | — | Nay |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Nay |
| Gilmore | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 27% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Audra | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Nay |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Duvall | — | Nay |
| Krekorian | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Nay |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 30% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Krekorian | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Tran | — | Nay |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 846 do?
- The Administrative Procedure Act contains provisions governing the conduct of administrative adjudication for state agencies. This bill would require the Director of Pesticide Regulation, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Industrial Relations, the State Air Resources Board, and the State Water Resources Control Board to update the maximum and minimum amounts of specified civil and administrative penalties for inflation or deflation using the Consumer Price Index, as provided. The bill would require the updated penalties to be filed with the Secretary of State and published in the California Code of Regulations.
- Who sponsors AB 846?
- AB 846 is sponsored by Torrico.
- What is the current status of AB 846?
- This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 846?
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