California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1707 — Water quality: scientific peer review.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 722, Statutes of 2014.

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  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 13, 2014. 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards regulate water quality in accordance with the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Among other things, the state board and the regional boards prescribe waste discharge requirements for the discharge of waste in accordance with the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program. Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency, or a board, department, or office within the agency, to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences, the University of California, the California State University, or any similar scientific institution of higher learning, or any combination of those entities, or with a scientist or group of scientists of comparable stature and qualifications that are recommended by the President of the University of California, to conduct an external scientific peer review of the scientific basis for any proposed rule, as prescribed. Under existing law, a proposed rule is defined to include, among other things, regulations. This bill would require the state board to post on its Internet Web site a copy of the external scientific peer review conducted for proposed rules of the state board or a California regional water quality control board.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 722, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6176.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4465.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  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 73. Noes 0. Page 5111.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 14).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29).

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

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

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

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Knight · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wilk

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Knight

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1707 WILK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1707 Wilk By Knight

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — 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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AB 1707 WILK Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66006
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Fox — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1707 do?
Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards regulate water quality in accordance with the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Among other things, the state board and the regional boards prescribe waste discharge requirements for the discharge of waste in accordance with the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program. Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency, or a board, department, or office within the agency, to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences, the University of California, the California State University, or any similar scientific institution of higher learning, or any combination of those entities, or with a scientist or group of scientists of comparable stature and qualifications that are recommended by the President of the University of California, to conduct an external scientific peer review of the scientific basis for any proposed rule, as prescribed. Under existing law, a proposed rule is defined to include, among other things, regulations. This bill would require the state board to post on its Internet Web site a copy of the external scientific peer review conducted for proposed rules of the state board or a California regional water quality control board.
Who sponsors AB 1707?
AB 1707 is sponsored by Knight and Wilk.
What is the current status of AB 1707?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2014. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1707?
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