California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1801 — Land use: fees.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 538, Statutes of 2012.

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  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 21, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires fees charged by a local agency for specified purposes to not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged, unless a question regarding the amount of the fee charged in excess of this cost is submitted to, and approved by, 23 of the electors. The Planning and Zoning law requires a city or county to administratively approve applications to install solar energy systems, as defined, through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from basing the calculation of the fee charged for a solar energy system on the valuation of the solar energy system, or any other factor not directly associated with the cost to issue the permit, or from basing the calculation of the fee on the valuation of the property or the improvement, materials, or labor costs associated with the improvement. The bill would also require the city, county, or city and county to separately identify each fee assessed on the applicant for the installation of a solar energy system on the invoice provided to the applicant. (2) The bill would also express a legislative finding and declaration that oversight of permit fees for renewable energy systems is an issue of statewide concern and not a municipal affair and that, therefore, all cities, including charter cities, would be subject to the provisions of the bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 538, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5903.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4436.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 13).

  11. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4776.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 2).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  21. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and NAT. RES.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Campos · Primary
  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Campos

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Alejo
  • Williams

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1801 CAMPOS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73004
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Carter — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Conway — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cook — Yea
Logue — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1801 Campos By Leno

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
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — 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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
La Malfa — Yea

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AB 1801 CAMPOS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 71006
Democratic 1000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. 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
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Norby — Yea
Davis — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Knight — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1801 do?
(1) Existing law requires fees charged by a local agency for specified purposes to not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged, unless a question regarding the amount of the fee charged in excess of this cost is submitted to, and approved by, 23 of the electors. The Planning and Zoning law requires a city or county to administratively approve applications to install solar energy systems, as defined, through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from basing the calculation of the fee charged for a solar energy system on the valuation of the solar energy system, or any other factor not directly associated with the cost to issue the permit, or from basing the calculation of the fee on the valuation of the property or the improvement, materials, or labor costs associated with the improvement. The bill would also require the city, county, or city and county to separately identify each fee assessed on the applicant for the installation of a solar energy system on the invoice provided to the applicant. (2) The bill would also express a legislative finding and declaration that oversight of permit fees for renewable energy systems is an issue of statewide concern and not a municipal affair and that, therefore, all cities, including charter cities, would be subject to the provisions of the bill.
Who sponsors AB 1801?
AB 1801 is sponsored by Campos, Alejo, and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 1801?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2012. Enacted.
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