California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 550 — Natural resources: oil and gas: drilling.

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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

Existing law regulates oil and gas activities. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2012, require the operator of an oil and gas well to provide to the surface owner a 10-day written notice of the intent to enter the surface owner's property for the purpose of the extraction of underlying oil, gas, or minerals. The operator would also be required to provide to the surface owner a copy of the applicable recorded short form or memorandum of oil, gas, or minerals lease within 10 days prior to entering the property.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled. To Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  5. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5012.) To enrollment.

  6. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 5051.)

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4934.) Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  9. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6674.) To Senate.

  11. Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 6463.)

  12. Read third time. Amended. (Page 6424.) To third reading.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  15. (Heard in committe August 12.)

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.)

  17. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  19. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. (Heard in committee on June 28.)

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.)

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  23. (Heard in committee on May 28.)

  24. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on RULES.

  26. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 46. Noes 25. Page 4550.)

  27. From inactive file to third reading file.

  28. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  29. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Hayashi.

  30. (Page 3302.)

  31. Reconsideration granted.

  32. Motion to reconsider continued to next legislative day.

  33. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Hayashi.

  34. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 31. Noes 35. Page 2944.)

  35. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 46. Noes 28. Page 2820.) To third reading.

  36. Read third time. Amended. (Page 2613.) To third reading.

  37. Read second time. To third reading.

  38. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  39. (Heard in committee on July 7.)

  40. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.)

  41. To Com. on B. & P.

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

  43. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 1186.) To Assembly.

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

  45. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 838.)

  46. Set for hearing May 11.

  47. To Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  48. Read first time.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Florez · Primary
  • Romero · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Florez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Romero

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

W/O REF. TO FILE SB550 Florez Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — 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 550 Florez Senate Third Reading By HILL

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
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — 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
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Harkey — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — 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 as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13005
Total 13005
% of votes cast 72%0%0%28%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Coto — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea

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SB 550 Florez Senate Third Reading Amend By HAYASHI Set #1

Passed 53 Yea · 28 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4926010
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 5328010
% of votes cast 58%31%0%11%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Audra — Nay
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Gilmore — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Huber — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Monning — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
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

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SB 550 Florez Senate Third Reading By HAYASHI

Failed 36 Yea · 40 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3337015
Democratic 2100
Republican 1200
Total 3640015
% of votes cast 40%44%0%16%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Carter — Nay
Conway — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
V. — Nay
Manuel — Nay
Perez — Nay
Audra — Nay
Hill — Nay
John — Not Voting
A. — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Huber — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Buchanan — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Cook — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Furutani — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 550 Florez Senate Third Reading By HAYASHI Amend By HAYASHI Set #1

Passed 55 Yea · 31 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522904
Democratic 2001
Republican 1200
Total 553105
% of votes cast 60%34%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Knight — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Audra — Nay
Portantino — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9300
Republican 0100
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB550 Florez

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251002
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 271102
% of votes cast 68%28%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Harman — Yea
Runner — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9200
Total 9200
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Walters — Nay
Correa — Yea
Florez — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 550 do?
Existing law regulates oil and gas activities. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2012, require the operator of an oil and gas well to provide to the surface owner a 10-day written notice of the intent to enter the surface owner's property for the purpose of the extraction of underlying oil, gas, or minerals. The operator would also be required to provide to the surface owner a copy of the applicable recorded short form or memorandum of oil, gas, or minerals lease within 10 days prior to entering the property.
Who sponsors SB 550?
SB 550 is sponsored by Florez and Romero.
What is the current status of SB 550?
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 550?
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