California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

AB 900 — Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 354, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA establishes procedures for creating the administrative record judicial review procedure for any action or proceeding brought to challenge the lead agency's decision to certify the EIR or to grant project approvals. This bill would enact the Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011 and establish specified judicial review procedures for the judicial review of the EIR and approvals granted for a leadership project related to the development of a residential, retail, commercial, sports, cultural, entertainment, or recreational use project, or clean renewable energy or clean energy manufacturing project. The act would authorize the Governor to certify a leadership project for streamlining pursuant to the act if certain conditions are met. The bill would repeal the act as of January 1, 2015. Because the lead agency would be required to use these alternative procedures for creating the administrative record if the project applicant so chooses and the project is certified by the Governor, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require, among other things, that the project create high-wage, highly skilled jobs and not result in any net additional emission of greenhouse gases, including greenhouse gas emissions from employee transportation. (2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the act's unique and unprecedented streamlining benefits under the California Environmental Quality Act. (3) 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. (4) This bill would become operative only if SB 292 is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2012.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 354, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Measure version as amended on September 9 corrected.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 15. Page 3217.).

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 6. Page 2467.).

  7. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.

  8. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2467.)

  9. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Steinberg.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 4. Page 2466.).

  11. Read third time and amended.

  12. Motion to take up the bill without reference to file by unanimous consent. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2466.)

  13. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time and passed.

  14. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  15. Ordered to the Senate.

  16. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  17. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 2442.).

  18. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Withdrawn from committee.

  20. Joint Rule 10.5 suspended. (Page 2438.)

  21. Pursuant to Joint Rule 33.1,

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (September 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  25. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2420.)

  26. Joint Rule 61(a)(12) suspended. (Page 2420.)

  27. Pursuant to Joint Rules 33.1,

  28. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 22. Noes 11. Page 2408.)

  29. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  31. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 1656.)

  32. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  33. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

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

  35. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  36. Read second time and amended.

  37. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (May 2).

  38. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  39. Read second time and amended.

  40. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 13).

  41. Referred to Coms. on ED. and NAT. RES.

  42. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  43. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Buchanan · Primary
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor
  • Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
  • Blanca E. Rubio · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Buchanan

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (114)

114 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

W/O REF. TO FILE AB900 Buchanan By Steinberg

Passed 33 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30601
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 33601
% of votes cast 83%15%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 900 BUCHANAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 15 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 561407
Democratic 1000
Total 581507
% of votes cast 73%19%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Fong — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cook — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Allen — Nay
Chesbro — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Nay
Morrell — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

W/O REF. TO FILE AB900 Buchanan By Steinberg Reconsider

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — 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

Official roll call →

W/O REF. TO FILE AB900 Buchanan By Steinberg Urgency Clause

Passed 32 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29701
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 32701
% of votes cast 80%18%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Evans — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 900 SWANSON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 26 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522401
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 532601
% of votes cast 66%33%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Ma — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Cook — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Conway — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Valadao — Nay
Williams — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

housing environment labor energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 900 do?
(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA establishes procedures for creating the administrative record judicial review procedure for any action or proceeding brought to challenge the lead agency's decision to certify the EIR or to grant project approvals. This bill would enact the Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011 and establish specified judicial review procedures for the judicial review of the EIR and approvals granted for a leadership project related to the development of a residential, retail, commercial, sports, cultural, entertainment, or recreational use project, or clean renewable energy or clean energy manufacturing project. The act would authorize the Governor to certify a leadership project for streamlining pursuant to the act if certain conditions are met. The bill would repeal the act as of January 1, 2015. Because the lead agency would be required to use these alternative procedures for creating the administrative record if the project applicant so chooses and the project is certified by the Governor, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require, among other things, that the project create high-wage, highly skilled jobs and not result in any net additional emission of greenhouse gases, including greenhouse gas emissions from employee transportation. (2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the act's unique and unprecedented streamlining benefits under the California Environmental Quality Act. (3) 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. (4) This bill would become operative only if SB 292 is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2012.
Who sponsors AB 900?
AB 900 is sponsored by Block, Buchanan, Gordon, Lieu, Pan, Steinberg, Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), and Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 900?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 900?
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