California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 1220 — Vehicles: emergency vehicles: fire apparatus.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 487, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 requires specified authorized emergency vehicles owned and operated by a governmental agency that are first purchased on or after January 1, 1994, to meet certain size, weight, and load requirements, including the requirement that the manufacturer weigh and certify fire apparatus to determine compliance with weight requirements. Existing law defines a "fire apparatus" as, among other things, a vehicle designed, maintained, and used exclusively for the suppression of fires or for fire prevention activities, including the training of firefighters. This bill would instead define a "fire apparatus" as a vehicle designed, maintained, and used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment, or for the suppression of fires or mitigation of other hazardous situations, consistent with the 2009 edition of Standard 1901 of the National Fire Protection Association. Existing law, beginning July 2, 2010, authorizes overweight firetrucks with tandem or tridem axles to receive transportation permits from various public entities to operate on public roads but requires the permit to limit tandem and tridem weights to no more than 15% over the weight allowed by law. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. This bill would specify that, notwithstanding the weight exemption provided for under existing law, a fire apparatus vehicle is prohibited from towing or hauling any other vehicle or equipment while operating under an overweight permit. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 487, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4650.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6179.) To Senate.

  7. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  8. (Heard in committee on August 4.)

  9. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  10. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

  12. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  13. (Heard in committee on June 21)

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.)

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

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

  17. To Com. on TRANS.

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

  19. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 3477.) To Assembly.

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3445.)

  22. Set for hearing May 4.

  23. To Com. on T. & H.

  24. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

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

Sponsors

  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1220 Wolk Urgency Clause

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
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 1220 Wolk Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 84001
Republican 3000
Total 90001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — 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
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Norby — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Republican 1000
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB1220 Wolk Urgency Clause

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29007
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 32007
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Dutton — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Huff — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1220 do?
(1) Existing law requires specified authorized emergency vehicles owned and operated by a governmental agency that are first purchased on or after January 1, 1994, to meet certain size, weight, and load requirements, including the requirement that the manufacturer weigh and certify fire apparatus to determine compliance with weight requirements. Existing law defines a "fire apparatus" as, among other things, a vehicle designed, maintained, and used exclusively for the suppression of fires or for fire prevention activities, including the training of firefighters. This bill would instead define a "fire apparatus" as a vehicle designed, maintained, and used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment, or for the suppression of fires or mitigation of other hazardous situations, consistent with the 2009 edition of Standard 1901 of the National Fire Protection Association. Existing law, beginning July 2, 2010, authorizes overweight firetrucks with tandem or tridem axles to receive transportation permits from various public entities to operate on public roads but requires the permit to limit tandem and tridem weights to no more than 15% over the weight allowed by law. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. This bill would specify that, notwithstanding the weight exemption provided for under existing law, a fire apparatus vehicle is prohibited from towing or hauling any other vehicle or equipment while operating under an overweight permit. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 1220?
SB 1220 is sponsored by Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 1220?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 1220?
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