California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 640 — Water discharges: mandatory minimum civil penalties.

Last action — Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards prescribe waste discharge requirements in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (state act) . The state act, with certain exceptions, imposes a mandatory minimum penalty of $3,000 for each serious waste discharge violation, as defined, and for certain other described violations if those violations occur 4 or more times in any period of 6 consecutive months. The state act authorizes the state board or a regional board, in lieu of assessing all or a portion of the mandatory minimum penalties against a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) that serves a small community, to elect to require that POTW to spend an equivalent amount toward the completion of a compliance project. The state act defines a POTW that serves a small community to mean, in pertinent part, a POTW serving a community of 10,000 persons or fewer or a rural county, as specified. This bill would expand that definition to include a POTW serving a community of 20,000 persons or fewer or a rural county, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 3625.)

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 19).

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

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

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

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Logue · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Logue

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 640 LOGUE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 73103
Democratic 1000
Total 76103
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
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

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Do pass.

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
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Campos — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 640 do?
Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards prescribe waste discharge requirements in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (state act) . The state act, with certain exceptions, imposes a mandatory minimum penalty of $3,000 for each serious waste discharge violation, as defined, and for certain other described violations if those violations occur 4 or more times in any period of 6 consecutive months. The state act authorizes the state board or a regional board, in lieu of assessing all or a portion of the mandatory minimum penalties against a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) that serves a small community, to elect to require that POTW to spend an equivalent amount toward the completion of a compliance project. The state act defines a POTW that serves a small community to mean, in pertinent part, a POTW serving a community of 10,000 persons or fewer or a rural county, as specified. This bill would expand that definition to include a POTW serving a community of 20,000 persons or fewer or a rural county, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 640?
AB 640 is sponsored by Logue.
What is the current status of AB 640?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 640?
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