California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 665 — Oil and gas: drilling: indemnity bonds: wells.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 315, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    6 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires an operator of an oil or gas well, or a well located on submerged lands under ocean waters, who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, or in any operation altering the casing, of any well to file with the State Oil and Gas Supervisor an indemnity bond in an amount based on the depth of the well or a blanket indemnity bond in a specified amount, but permits the operator, with the approval of the supervisor, to make certain deposits in lieu of the bond. This bill would instead require the amount of the indemnity bond to be $25,000 for each well that is less than 10,000 feet deep, and $40,000 for each well that is 10,000 or more feet deep. The bill would also require the bond to be filed with the supervisor at the time of the filing of the notice of intention to perform work on a well, as specified. The bill would authorize an operator operating 20 or more wells at any time to file a blanket indemnity bond to cover the operation of all the operator's wells, in lieu of an individual indemnity bond for each well, in an amount of $400,000, which would not include bonds or fees required for idled wells, $200,000, for an operator having 50 or fewer wells in the state, which would not include bonds or fees required for idled wells, or $2,000,000, which would include bonds or fees required for idled wells. The bill would increase the amount of the blanket indemnity bond required to be filed by an operator operating one or more wells located on submerged lands under ocean waters to $1,000,000. (2) Existing law requires any person who engages in the operation of a class II commercial wastewater disposal well to file an indemnity bond with the supervisor for $50,000. This bill would raise the amount of the required bond to $100,000.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 315, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 6. Page 2280.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 25. Page 2977.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Page 2862.)

  9. Reconsideration granted. (Page 2862.)

  10. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Chesbro.

  11. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 32. Noes 30. Page 2850.)

  12. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read third time and amended. (Page 2794.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 21).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  19. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 1088.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  24. Set for hearing May 13.

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

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 642.) (April 23).

  27. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  28. Set for hearing April 23.

  29. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  30. Read first time.

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.

  32. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB665 Wolk Concurrence

Passed 32 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29601
Democratic 3000
Total 32601
% of votes cast 82%15%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Leno — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

SB 665 Wolk Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO

Passed 51 Yea · 25 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472202
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 512502
% of votes cast 65%32%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Allen — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Gorell — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

SB 665 Wolk Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO

Failed 32 Yea · 30 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3127013
Democratic 1003
Republican 0300
Total 3230016
% of votes cast 41%38%0%21%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Allen — Nay
Logue — Nay
Gray — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Nay
Medina — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Salas — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Bocanegra — Not Voting
Garcia — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Perea — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Fox — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. 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
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231201
Democratic 3000
Total 261201
% of votes cast 67%31%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Roth — Nay
Torres — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 665 do?
(1) Existing law requires an operator of an oil or gas well, or a well located on submerged lands under ocean waters, who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, or in any operation altering the casing, of any well to file with the State Oil and Gas Supervisor an indemnity bond in an amount based on the depth of the well or a blanket indemnity bond in a specified amount, but permits the operator, with the approval of the supervisor, to make certain deposits in lieu of the bond. This bill would instead require the amount of the indemnity bond to be $25,000 for each well that is less than 10,000 feet deep, and $40,000 for each well that is 10,000 or more feet deep. The bill would also require the bond to be filed with the supervisor at the time of the filing of the notice of intention to perform work on a well, as specified. The bill would authorize an operator operating 20 or more wells at any time to file a blanket indemnity bond to cover the operation of all the operator's wells, in lieu of an individual indemnity bond for each well, in an amount of $400,000, which would not include bonds or fees required for idled wells, $200,000, for an operator having 50 or fewer wells in the state, which would not include bonds or fees required for idled wells, or $2,000,000, which would include bonds or fees required for idled wells. The bill would increase the amount of the blanket indemnity bond required to be filed by an operator operating one or more wells located on submerged lands under ocean waters to $1,000,000. (2) Existing law requires any person who engages in the operation of a class II commercial wastewater disposal well to file an indemnity bond with the supervisor for $50,000. This bill would raise the amount of the required bond to $100,000.
Who sponsors SB 665?
SB 665 is sponsored by Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 665?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 665?
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