California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 528 — State Rail Plan and High-Speed Rail Authority business plan.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 237, Statutes of 2013.

  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 20, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to prepare a 10-year State Rail Plan biennially, and requires the department to submit the State Rail Plan to the California Transportation Commission for its advice and consent on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year prior to submitting the State Rail Plan to the Legislature, the Governor, and other entities by the following March. Existing law requires the plan to consist of 2 elements, a passenger rail element and a freight rail element, and sets forth various items that are required to be included in each element. Existing law separately requires the High-Speed Rail Authority to prepare, publish, adopt, and submit to the Legislature, not later than January 1, 2012, and every 2 years thereafter, a business plan, that includes specified elements, and to publish, at least 60 days prior to the publication of the plan, a draft business plan for public review and comment, as specified. This bill would revise the items required to be included in the State Rail Plan and the business plan. The bill would require the State Rail Plan to be submitted to the commission for advice 6 months prior to submitting the final State Rail Plan to the Transportation Agency for approval, and, on or before March 1, 2017, would require the approved State Rail Plan to be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, and other specified entities. The bill would require the state rail plan to be updated, at a minimum, every 5 years. The bill would change, from January 1 to May 1 of each even-numbered year, the date by which the High-Speed Rail Authority is required to prepare, publish, adopt, and submit the business plan to the Legislature. (2) Existing law requires the department to identify in the rail passenger development plan the 3 most decrepit intercity rail passenger stations in the state used by trains operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) and those rail passenger stations that require upgraded parking facilities, as specified. Existing law requires the department to consider and estimate the cost of specified types of rail service improvements to the San Joaquin Amtrak route, and to report its findings in the rail passenger development plan submitted in 1991 pursuant to the provisions governing the preparation of the State Rail Plan. This bill would repeal these requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 237, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 2652.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 1877.).

  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 10. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  11. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 20. Page 1513.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 8).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (April 22).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 528 LOWENTHAL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 541601
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 581901
% of votes cast 74%24%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Nay
Salas — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Conway — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB528 Lowenthal By DeSaulnier

Passed 29 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26802
Democratic 3000
Total 29802
% of votes cast 74%21%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 528 LOWENTHAL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 20 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 471505
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 532005
% of votes cast 68%26%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hagman — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Stone — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 1000
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Linder — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12100
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 14200
% of votes cast 88%13%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 528 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to prepare a 10-year State Rail Plan biennially, and requires the department to submit the State Rail Plan to the California Transportation Commission for its advice and consent on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year prior to submitting the State Rail Plan to the Legislature, the Governor, and other entities by the following March. Existing law requires the plan to consist of 2 elements, a passenger rail element and a freight rail element, and sets forth various items that are required to be included in each element. Existing law separately requires the High-Speed Rail Authority to prepare, publish, adopt, and submit to the Legislature, not later than January 1, 2012, and every 2 years thereafter, a business plan, that includes specified elements, and to publish, at least 60 days prior to the publication of the plan, a draft business plan for public review and comment, as specified. This bill would revise the items required to be included in the State Rail Plan and the business plan. The bill would require the State Rail Plan to be submitted to the commission for advice 6 months prior to submitting the final State Rail Plan to the Transportation Agency for approval, and, on or before March 1, 2017, would require the approved State Rail Plan to be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, and other specified entities. The bill would require the state rail plan to be updated, at a minimum, every 5 years. The bill would change, from January 1 to May 1 of each even-numbered year, the date by which the High-Speed Rail Authority is required to prepare, publish, adopt, and submit the business plan to the Legislature. (2) Existing law requires the department to identify in the rail passenger development plan the 3 most decrepit intercity rail passenger stations in the state used by trains operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) and those rail passenger stations that require upgraded parking facilities, as specified. Existing law requires the department to consider and estimate the cost of specified types of rail service improvements to the San Joaquin Amtrak route, and to report its findings in the rail passenger development plan submitted in 1991 pursuant to the provisions governing the preparation of the State Rail Plan. This bill would repeal these requirements.
Who sponsors AB 528?
AB 528 is sponsored by Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 528?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 528?
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