California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 127 — Fire safety: fire retardants: building insulation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 579, Statutes of 2013.

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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 January 14, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to adopt regulations pertaining to urea formaldehyde foam insulation materials that are reasonably necessary to protect the public health and safety. Existing law provides that these regulations may include prohibition of the manufacture, sale, or installation of this insulation. Existing law also authorizes the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation to establish by regulation insulation material standards governing the quality of all insulation material sold or installed in the state. The California Building Standards Law requires all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the California Building Standards Commission for approval or adoption. Existing law requires the commission to receive proposed building standards from state agencies for consideration in an 18-month code adoption cycle. Existing law requires the commission to adopt, approve, codify, update, and publish green building standards applicable to a particular occupancy, if no state agency has the authority or expertise to propose green building standards for those occupancies. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation, to review the flammability standards for building insulation materials, including whether the flammability standards for some insulation materials can only be met with the addition of chemical flame retardants. The bill would require, if deemed appropriate by the State Fire Marshal based on this review, the State Fire Marshal to, by July 1, 2015, propose for consideration by the commission updated insulation flammability standards that accomplish certain things, including maintaining overall building fire safety.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 579, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 3229.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3227.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 2330.).

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30).

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

  11. 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 RLS.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and RLS.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 1836.)

  17. Assembly Rule 69 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 1809.)

  18. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1723.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 24).

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

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

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

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

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

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

  29. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Cosponsor
  • Rendon · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Primary
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 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 127 SKINNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69200
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 76200
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — 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 AB127 Skinner By De León

Passed 29 Yea · 7 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26703
Democratic 3000
Total 29703
% of votes cast 74%18%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5103
Democratic 1000
Total 6103
% of votes cast 60%10%0%30%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Yee — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 127 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 26 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 432104
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 492604
% of votes cast 62%33%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Gorell — Nay
Conway — Nay
Daly — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — 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

Official roll call →

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 127 do?
Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to adopt regulations pertaining to urea formaldehyde foam insulation materials that are reasonably necessary to protect the public health and safety. Existing law provides that these regulations may include prohibition of the manufacture, sale, or installation of this insulation. Existing law also authorizes the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation to establish by regulation insulation material standards governing the quality of all insulation material sold or installed in the state. The California Building Standards Law requires all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the California Building Standards Commission for approval or adoption. Existing law requires the commission to receive proposed building standards from state agencies for consideration in an 18-month code adoption cycle. Existing law requires the commission to adopt, approve, codify, update, and publish green building standards applicable to a particular occupancy, if no state agency has the authority or expertise to propose green building standards for those occupancies. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation, to review the flammability standards for building insulation materials, including whether the flammability standards for some insulation materials can only be met with the addition of chemical flame retardants. The bill would require, if deemed appropriate by the State Fire Marshal based on this review, the State Fire Marshal to, by July 1, 2015, propose for consideration by the commission updated insulation flammability standards that accomplish certain things, including maintaining overall building fire safety.
Who sponsors AB 127?
AB 127 is sponsored by Ammiano, Rendon, Skinner, Williams, and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 127?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 127?
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