California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 543 — California Environmental Quality Act: translation.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law, the California Environmental Quality Act, referred to as CEQA, requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report 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 a lead agency to provide and post specified notices. CEQA requires the Office of Planning and Research to prepare and develop guidelines for the implementation of CEQA and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to certify and adopt those guidelines. This bill would require the office, on or before July 1, 2016, to prepare and develop recommended amendments to the guidelines and the secretary, on or before January 1, 2017, to certify and adopt those amendments to the guidelines to establish criteria for a lead agency to assess the need for translating those notices into non-English languages, as specified. By requiring a lead agency to consider the criteria for translating those notices, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 23. Page 6400.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 4708.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

  8. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  11. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 24. Page 1873.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) .

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 29).

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

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

  25. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  28. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  29. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Campos · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Campos

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 543 CAMPOS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 56 Yea · 23 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522000
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 562300
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Allen — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — 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 AB543 Campos By Lara

Passed 31 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29305
Democratic 2001
Total 31306
% of votes cast 78%8%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 543 CAMPOS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 24 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 461903
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 522403
% of votes cast 66%30%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Chávez — Not Voting
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mullin — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Conway — Nay
Medina — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
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

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Linder — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 543 do?
Existing law, the California Environmental Quality Act, referred to as CEQA, requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report 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 a lead agency to provide and post specified notices. CEQA requires the Office of Planning and Research to prepare and develop guidelines for the implementation of CEQA and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to certify and adopt those guidelines. This bill would require the office, on or before July 1, 2016, to prepare and develop recommended amendments to the guidelines and the secretary, on or before January 1, 2017, to certify and adopt those amendments to the guidelines to establish criteria for a lead agency to assess the need for translating those notices into non-English languages, as specified. By requiring a lead agency to consider the criteria for translating those notices, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 543?
AB 543 is sponsored by Campos.
What is the current status of AB 543?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 543?
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