California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 985 — California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: market-based compliance mechanisms.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum, technologically feasible, and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. This bill would require the state board, for any market-based compliance mechanism that the state board might adopt, to allow participating entities to freely sell or transfer greenhouse gas emissions allowances held in a holding account, as defined, or compliance account, as defined, except for allowances that have been expressly retired to meet a compliance obligation, as defined. The bill also would require the state board to require those participating entities to disclose only corporate associations, direct corporate associations, and indirect corporate associations with entities registered with the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism and to exclude legal services, as specified, obtained by a participating entity from being disclosed to the state board. The bill would exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and the California Environmental Quality Act a regulation adopted by the state board pursuant to this act. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

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

  3. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  4. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  6. In committee: Held under submission.

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

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

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1813.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 24).

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

  20. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cooley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (1)

  • Cooley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 985 COOLEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65102
Democratic 7000
Republican 3001
Total 75103
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Conway — Yea
Stone — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Melendez — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15100
Democratic 1000
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 985 do?
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum, technologically feasible, and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. This bill would require the state board, for any market-based compliance mechanism that the state board might adopt, to allow participating entities to freely sell or transfer greenhouse gas emissions allowances held in a holding account, as defined, or compliance account, as defined, except for allowances that have been expressly retired to meet a compliance obligation, as defined. The bill also would require the state board to require those participating entities to disclose only corporate associations, direct corporate associations, and indirect corporate associations with entities registered with the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism and to exclude legal services, as specified, obtained by a participating entity from being disclosed to the state board. The bill would exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and the California Environmental Quality Act a regulation adopted by the state board pursuant to this act. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 985?
AB 985 is sponsored by Cooley.
What is the current status of AB 985?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 985?
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