California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 972 — Environmental quality: California Environmental Quality Act: scoping meeting and notice of completion.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 218, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 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 requires a lead agency to provide to, among others, an organization or individual who has filed a written request a notice of at least one scoping meeting for projects of statewide, regional, or areawide significance. This bill would additionally require the lead agency to provide the above notice to a public agency that has filed a written request for the notice, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. (2) CEQA requires that notices regarding a lead agency determination to require an EIR or other actions taken pursuant to that act be mailed to every person who files a written request. This bill would additionally require a notice of completion of an EIR by a public agency to be mailed upon request, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties upon local agencies. (3) CEQA requires the State Clearinghouse to provide to a legislator in whose district a project has an environmental impact the notice of completion of an EIR on the project if the legislator requests the notice and the State Clearinghouse has received the notice. This bill would instead require the State Clearinghouse to provide a notice of a determination by a lead agency that an EIR is required for a project and a notice of completion of an EIR by a public agency if the legislator requests the notice and the State Clearinghouse has received the requested notice. (4) 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 218, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5966.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 3241.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 2968.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  17. Set for hearing March 19.

  18. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  19. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.

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

Sponsors

  • Simitian · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Simitian

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SB 972 Simitian Consent Calendar Second Day

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
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Knight — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gatto — 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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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lara — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 260011
Democratic 2000
Total 290011
% of votes cast 73%0%0%28%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Liu — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Yee — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — 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 Yea

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Subjects

environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 972 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 requires a lead agency to provide to, among others, an organization or individual who has filed a written request a notice of at least one scoping meeting for projects of statewide, regional, or areawide significance. This bill would additionally require the lead agency to provide the above notice to a public agency that has filed a written request for the notice, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. (2) CEQA requires that notices regarding a lead agency determination to require an EIR or other actions taken pursuant to that act be mailed to every person who files a written request. This bill would additionally require a notice of completion of an EIR by a public agency to be mailed upon request, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties upon local agencies. (3) CEQA requires the State Clearinghouse to provide to a legislator in whose district a project has an environmental impact the notice of completion of an EIR on the project if the legislator requests the notice and the State Clearinghouse has received the notice. This bill would instead require the State Clearinghouse to provide a notice of a determination by a lead agency that an EIR is required for a project and a notice of completion of an EIR by a public agency if the legislator requests the notice and the State Clearinghouse has received the requested notice. (4) 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.
Who sponsors SB 972?
SB 972 is sponsored by Simitian.
What is the current status of SB 972?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 972?
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