California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 935 — Ballast water.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 550, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 14, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    7 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Marine Invasive Species Act, which generally applies to all vessels carrying or capable of carrying ballast water into the coastal waters of the state after operating outside of the coastal waters of the state and to all ballast water and associated sediments taken on a vessel, imposes specified requirements on the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of one of those vessels to minimize the uptake and release of nonindigenous species, including the removal of hull fouling organisms from the hull, piping, propellers, sea chests, and other submerged portions of a vessel on a regular basis, and the cleaning of the ballast tanks regularly to remove fouling organisms. The act defines terms for its purposes. This bill would define and refer to "biofouling" instead of "hull fouling" as the attachment or association of marine organisms to the "wetted," as defined, instead of "submerged" portion of a vessel or its appurtenances, including, but not limited to, sea chests, propellers, anchors, and associated chains. The bill, instead, would require the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel arriving at a California port or place to remove biofouling organisms from the hull, piping, propellers, sea chests, and other wetted portions of a vessel on a regular basis. Existing law provides that if an owner or operator of a vessel applies to install an experimental ballast water treatment system and the State Lands Commission approves that application on or before January 1, 2008, the commission would be required to deem the system to be in compliance with any future treatment standard adopted for a specified period of years. This bill would allow that system if the commission approves that application on or before January 1, 2016. The bill would make conforming changes. 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 550, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5060.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4868.)

  6. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Simitian.

  7. Senate refused to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 24. Noes 0. Page 4868.)

  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6189.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended. (Page 6052.)

  12. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From inactive file.

  14. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  15. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  16. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From inactive file.

  18. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  19. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Charles Calderon.

  20. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From consent calendar.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  23. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 13).

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

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

  27. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1063.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  28. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  29. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  30. Set for hearing May 16.

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 857.) (May 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Set for hearing May 2.

  33. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  34. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 14.

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

Sponsors

  • Committee on Environmental Quality · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Environmental Quality

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Unfinished Business SB935 Committee on E.Q. (Simitian) Urgency Clause Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
De León — Yea
Wright — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Correa — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Unfinished Business SB935 Committee on E.Q.

Failed 24 Yea · 0 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 220015
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 240016
% of votes cast 60%0%0%40%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Dutton — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
La Malfa — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Unfinished Business SB935 Committee on E.Q. (Simitian) Reconsider

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
De León — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 935 E.Q. Third Reading Urgency By CHESBRO

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Block — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar 2nd SB935 Committee on E.Q.

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Huff — Yea
Yee — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 935 do?
The Marine Invasive Species Act, which generally applies to all vessels carrying or capable of carrying ballast water into the coastal waters of the state after operating outside of the coastal waters of the state and to all ballast water and associated sediments taken on a vessel, imposes specified requirements on the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of one of those vessels to minimize the uptake and release of nonindigenous species, including the removal of hull fouling organisms from the hull, piping, propellers, sea chests, and other submerged portions of a vessel on a regular basis, and the cleaning of the ballast tanks regularly to remove fouling organisms. The act defines terms for its purposes. This bill would define and refer to "biofouling" instead of "hull fouling" as the attachment or association of marine organisms to the "wetted," as defined, instead of "submerged" portion of a vessel or its appurtenances, including, but not limited to, sea chests, propellers, anchors, and associated chains. The bill, instead, would require the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel arriving at a California port or place to remove biofouling organisms from the hull, piping, propellers, sea chests, and other wetted portions of a vessel on a regular basis. Existing law provides that if an owner or operator of a vessel applies to install an experimental ballast water treatment system and the State Lands Commission approves that application on or before January 1, 2008, the commission would be required to deem the system to be in compliance with any future treatment standard adopted for a specified period of years. This bill would allow that system if the commission approves that application on or before January 1, 2016. The bill would make conforming changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 935?
SB 935 is sponsored by Committee on Environmental Quality.
What is the current status of SB 935?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 14, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 935?
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