California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 278 — California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act requires the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined, to be achieved by 2020, equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990. The state board is additionally required to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Pursuant to the act, the state board has adopted the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations. This bill would require the state board, in promulgating regulations or other policies for purposes of the carbon intensity of fuels, to consider specified sustainability factors and the state of the fuel market and technologies. The bill would require the state board, no later than December 2015, to include mechanisms and policies that favor low-carbon fuels with the highest possible sustainability based on specified factors and to provide incentives for sustainable fuels produced without food stock or the displacement of food crops.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6735.).

  4. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6734.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6734.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4983.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Withdrawn from committee.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. Ordered to second reading.

  15. From inactive file.

  16. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator De León.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

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

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

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3).

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

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  24. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and E.Q.

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

  26. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1666.)

  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  28. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

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

  30. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  31. Read second time and amended.

  32. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  33. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gatto · Primary
  • Quirk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB278 Gatto By Pavley

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
Hill — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Correa — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
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 278 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70002
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 278 GATTO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66002
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — 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 Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 278 do?
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act requires the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined, to be achieved by 2020, equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990. The state board is additionally required to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Pursuant to the act, the state board has adopted the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations. This bill would require the state board, in promulgating regulations or other policies for purposes of the carbon intensity of fuels, to consider specified sustainability factors and the state of the fuel market and technologies. The bill would require the state board, no later than December 2015, to include mechanisms and policies that favor low-carbon fuels with the highest possible sustainability based on specified factors and to provide incentives for sustainable fuels produced without food stock or the displacement of food crops.
Who sponsors AB 278?
AB 278 is sponsored by Gatto and Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 278?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 278?
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