California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

AB 289 — High-speed rail.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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, the California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related purposes. The federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) and the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provide funding for allocation nationally to high-speed rail projects. This bill would require federal high-speed rail funds received on a reimbursement basis from ARRA to be deposited in the federal trust fund. The bill would require certain ARRA funds to be used for planning and engineering, and for capital costs, for the high-speed train system consistent with federal law and regulations and specified provisions of SB 965 of the 2009–10 Regular Session. The bill would identify the corridors eligible for federal PRIIA funds. The above provisions would become operative only if SB 965 is also enacted and becomes operative. Existing law provides for appointment of an executive director by the authority, who is exempt from civil service and serves at the pleasure of the authority. Under existing law, the salary of the executive director is established by the authority and approved by the Department of Personnel Administration. This bill, for purposes of managing and administering the ongoing work of the authority in implementing the high-speed rail project, would authorize the Governor, upon recommendation of the executive director and subject to an appropriation, to appoint up to 6 additional executive staff exempt from civil service who would serve in specified positions at the pleasure of the executive director. The bill would require the authority to cause a salary survey to be conducted to determine the compensation for the executive director and additional exempt staff, and would require the salaries to be approved by the Department of Personnel Administration. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to approve additional positions at the authority for purposes of creating an Office for Project Controls and Risk Management in the authority.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  3. (Corrected September 10.)

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 56. Noes 18. Page 6922.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 9. Page 4979.)

  7. (Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 4979.)

  8. Amended pursuant to Joint Rule 23.5.

  9. Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 23. Noes 8. Page 4978.)

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

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

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (August 12).

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  17. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  24. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  26. Referred to Com. on EQ.

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

  28. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 1530.)

  29. Read second time. To third reading.

  30. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  31. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  32. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

  33. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Adams · Cosponsor
  • Bass · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Bradford · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Buchanan · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor
  • Jones · Cosponsor
  • Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • Davis · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Eng · Cosponsor
  • Florez · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Primary
  • Hayashi · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Solorio · Cosponsor
  • Torres · Cosponsor
  • Torrico · Cosponsor
  • Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Galgiani

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

AB 289 Galgiani Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 66 Yea · 19 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 621705
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 661905
% of votes cast 73%21%0%6%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
John — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Tran — Nay
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
A. — Yea
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB289 Galgiani Suspend Senate Rules

Failed 22 Yea · 11 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211006
Republican 0100
Democratic 1001
Total 221107
% of votes cast 55%28%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Leno — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB289 Galgiani By DeSaulnier

Passed 21 Yea · 9 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20809
Republican 0100
Democratic 1001
Total 219010
% of votes cast 53%23%0%25%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Negrete — Not Voting
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB289 Galgiani Urgency Clause

Failed 23 Yea · 8 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22708
Republican 0100
Democratic 1001
Total 23809
% of votes cast 58%20%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Liu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Negrete — Not Voting
McLeod — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7301
Total 7301
% of votes cast 64%27%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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

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AB 289 GALGIANI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 84 Yea · 3 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77304
Democratic 4001
Republican 3000
Total 84305
% of votes cast 91%3%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Nava — Nay
Price — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 289 do?
Existing law, the California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related purposes. The federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) and the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provide funding for allocation nationally to high-speed rail projects. This bill would require federal high-speed rail funds received on a reimbursement basis from ARRA to be deposited in the federal trust fund. The bill would require certain ARRA funds to be used for planning and engineering, and for capital costs, for the high-speed train system consistent with federal law and regulations and specified provisions of SB 965 of the 2009–10 Regular Session. The bill would identify the corridors eligible for federal PRIIA funds. The above provisions would become operative only if SB 965 is also enacted and becomes operative. Existing law provides for appointment of an executive director by the authority, who is exempt from civil service and serves at the pleasure of the authority. Under existing law, the salary of the executive director is established by the authority and approved by the Department of Personnel Administration. This bill, for purposes of managing and administering the ongoing work of the authority in implementing the high-speed rail project, would authorize the Governor, upon recommendation of the executive director and subject to an appropriation, to appoint up to 6 additional executive staff exempt from civil service who would serve in specified positions at the pleasure of the executive director. The bill would require the authority to cause a salary survey to be conducted to determine the compensation for the executive director and additional exempt staff, and would require the salaries to be approved by the Department of Personnel Administration. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to approve additional positions at the authority for purposes of creating an Office for Project Controls and Risk Management in the authority.
Who sponsors AB 289?
AB 289 is sponsored by Adams, Bass, Beall, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Bill Berryhill, Jones, Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Portantino, Salas, Davis, DeSaulnier, Eng, Florez, Galgiani, Hayashi, Hill, Huffman, Lieu, Solorio, Torres, Torrico, and Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 289?
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 AB 289?
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