California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 209 — Environment: CEQA: lead agency: documents.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 171, Statutes of 2011.

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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 January 31, 2011. 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 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 requires any lead agency that is preparing an environmental impact report or a negative declaration or making a specified determination to provide public notice of that fact within a reasonable period of time prior to certification of the environmental impact report, adoption of the negative declaration, or making the determination, as prescribed. CEQA further requires that the notice to contain specified information, including the address where copies of the draft environmental impact report or negative declaration, and all documents referenced in the draft environmental impact report or negative declaration, are available for review. This bill would additionally require that the notice include a description of how the draft environmental impact report or negative declaration can be provided in an electronic format. Because a lead agency would be required to provide this description in the notice, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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 171, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1786.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1355.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  14. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

  20. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ammiano

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

Special Consent #6

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 209 AMMIANO Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 650010
Democratic 3000
Republican 2000
Total 700010
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Butler — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Fletcher — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Huber — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

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

Official roll call →

Subjects

environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 209 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 requires any lead agency that is preparing an environmental impact report or a negative declaration or making a specified determination to provide public notice of that fact within a reasonable period of time prior to certification of the environmental impact report, adoption of the negative declaration, or making the determination, as prescribed. CEQA further requires that the notice to contain specified information, including the address where copies of the draft environmental impact report or negative declaration, and all documents referenced in the draft environmental impact report or negative declaration, are available for review. This bill would additionally require that the notice include a description of how the draft environmental impact report or negative declaration can be provided in an electronic format. Because a lead agency would be required to provide this description in the notice, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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 AB 209?
AB 209 is sponsored by Ammiano.
What is the current status of AB 209?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 209?
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