California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 216 — Public utilities: intrastate natural gas pipeline safety.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2011. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations, as defined. The Public Utilities Act authorizes the commission to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements, or services to be furnished, imposed, observed, and followed by specified public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing federal law requires the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to adopt minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation and for pipeline facilities, including an interstate gas pipeline facility and intrastate gas pipeline facility, as defined. Existing law authorizes the United States Secretary of Transportation to prescribe or enforce safety standards and practices for an intrastate pipeline facility or intrastate pipeline transportation to the extent that the safety standards and practices are regulated by a state authority that annually submits to the secretary a certification for the facilities and transportation or, alternatively, authorizes the secretary to make an agreement with a state authority authorizing it to take necessary action to meet certain pipeline safety requirements. Existing law prohibits a state authority from adopting or continuing in force safety standards for interstate pipeline facilities or interstate pipeline transportation. Existing law authorizes a state authority that has submitted a current certification to adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate pipeline facilities and intrastate pipeline transportation only if those standards are compatible with the minimum standards prescribed by the PHMSA. The bill would require the commission, unless it determines that doing so is preempted under federal law, to require the installation of automatic shutoff or remote controlled sectionalized block valves on certain intrastate transmission lines that are located in a high consequence area, as defined, or that traverse an active seismic earthquake fault. The bill would require the owner or operator of a commission-regulated gas pipeline facility that is an intrastate transmission line to provide the commission with a valve location plan, along with any recommendations for valve locations, and would authorize the commission to make modifications to the valve location plan. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. 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 521, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2236.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2697.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 25).

  10. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  13. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1267.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 1114.) (May 26).

  18. Set for hearing May 26.

  19. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing May 2.

  21. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 542.) (April 5).

  23. Set for hearing April 5.

  24. Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

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

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Yee

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Blumenfield
  • Portantino
  • Ma

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB216 Yee Concurrence

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
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Harman — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Huff — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — 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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SB 216 Yee Senate Third Reading By AMMIANO

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Miller — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Yea
Allen — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Furutani — Yea
Knight — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Fong — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea

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3rd Reading

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

Do pass as amended.

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
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Yea
Simitian — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 216 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations, as defined. The Public Utilities Act authorizes the commission to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements, or services to be furnished, imposed, observed, and followed by specified public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing federal law requires the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to adopt minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation and for pipeline facilities, including an interstate gas pipeline facility and intrastate gas pipeline facility, as defined. Existing law authorizes the United States Secretary of Transportation to prescribe or enforce safety standards and practices for an intrastate pipeline facility or intrastate pipeline transportation to the extent that the safety standards and practices are regulated by a state authority that annually submits to the secretary a certification for the facilities and transportation or, alternatively, authorizes the secretary to make an agreement with a state authority authorizing it to take necessary action to meet certain pipeline safety requirements. Existing law prohibits a state authority from adopting or continuing in force safety standards for interstate pipeline facilities or interstate pipeline transportation. Existing law authorizes a state authority that has submitted a current certification to adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate pipeline facilities and intrastate pipeline transportation only if those standards are compatible with the minimum standards prescribed by the PHMSA. The bill would require the commission, unless it determines that doing so is preempted under federal law, to require the installation of automatic shutoff or remote controlled sectionalized block valves on certain intrastate transmission lines that are located in a high consequence area, as defined, or that traverse an active seismic earthquake fault. The bill would require the owner or operator of a commission-regulated gas pipeline facility that is an intrastate transmission line to provide the commission with a valve location plan, along with any recommendations for valve locations, and would authorize the commission to make modifications to the valve location plan. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. 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 216?
SB 216 is sponsored by Blumenfield, Portantino, Ma, and Yee.
What is the current status of SB 216?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2011. Enacted.
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