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

AB 481 — High-speed rail.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, 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 19, 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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties relative to development and implementation of a high-speed train system, including the acquisition of rights-of-way through purchase and eminent domain. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion for high-speed train capital projects and other associated purposes. Existing law generally requires the approval of the Department of General Services before a state agency may acquire, hire, dispose of, or let real property in fee or in a lesser interest, subject to certain exceptions, including real property obtained for highway purposes by the Department of Transportation. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to inventory state-owned property, other than property owned by the Department of Transportation and certain other state agencies. Existing law provides that property acquired by the Department of Transportation for highway purposes and leased back for commercial or business uses to the former owner for a term exceeding 6 months may be insured for loss by fire at the request of the former owner with the premium for the insurance included in the rent. This bill would enact similar exceptions and authorizations relative to real property obtained for high-speed rail purposes by the High-Speed Rail Authority. The bill would make various additional conforming changes. The bill would also enact new provisions governing acquisition or disposal of right-of-way property by the authority. The bill would require payments for leases, sales, or other conveyances of property owned or controlled by the authority to be deposited in the High-Speed Rail Property Fund created by the bill, and would provide that the funds shall be available to the authority upon appropriation by the Legislature for specified purposes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 23. Page 2464.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 9. Page 1700.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 1).

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

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 11).

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

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 21. Page 1566.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 15).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  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. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and A. & A.R.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 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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"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.

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Votes

AB 481 LOWENTHAL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 23 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 461803
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 522303
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Salas — Nay
Chau — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — 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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Passed 21 Yea · 9 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19907
Democratic 2001
Total 21908
% of votes cast 55%24%0%21%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 4 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 0001
Total 4201
% of votes cast 57%29%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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AB 481 LOWENTHAL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 21 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 451804
Democratic 6100
Republican 0202
Total 512106
% of votes cast 65%27%0%8%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
John A. Pérez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Salas — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — 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 Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

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
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7102
Democratic 2100
Total 9202
% of votes cast 69%15%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Buchanan — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9400
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 11500
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Logue — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — 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 481 do?
Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties relative to development and implementation of a high-speed train system, including the acquisition of rights-of-way through purchase and eminent domain. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion for high-speed train capital projects and other associated purposes. Existing law generally requires the approval of the Department of General Services before a state agency may acquire, hire, dispose of, or let real property in fee or in a lesser interest, subject to certain exceptions, including real property obtained for highway purposes by the Department of Transportation. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to inventory state-owned property, other than property owned by the Department of Transportation and certain other state agencies. Existing law provides that property acquired by the Department of Transportation for highway purposes and leased back for commercial or business uses to the former owner for a term exceeding 6 months may be insured for loss by fire at the request of the former owner with the premium for the insurance included in the rent. This bill would enact similar exceptions and authorizations relative to real property obtained for high-speed rail purposes by the High-Speed Rail Authority. The bill would make various additional conforming changes. The bill would also enact new provisions governing acquisition or disposal of right-of-way property by the authority. The bill would require payments for leases, sales, or other conveyances of property owned or controlled by the authority to be deposited in the High-Speed Rail Property Fund created by the bill, and would provide that the funds shall be available to the authority upon appropriation by the Legislature for specified purposes.
Who sponsors AB 481?
AB 481 is sponsored by Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 481?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 481?
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