California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 371 — Sewage sludge: Kern County.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board or a California regional water quality control board, upon receipt of an application for waste discharge requirements for discharge of dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage or other biological solids, to prescribe general waste discharge requirements for that sludge or those other solids. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 establishes an integrated waste management program that includes the regulation of solid waste disposal and solid waste facilities, and defines solid waste to include dewatered, treated, and chemically fixed sewage sludge that is not a hazardous waste. This bill would require the state board from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2016, inclusive, to require, for specified pathogens and endotoxins, additional testing 2 times per year on properties in Kern County where sewage sludge or other biological solids are applied. The bill would authorize the state board to identify additional pathogens, endotoxins, and other hazards for testing based on the potential for groundwater contamination and potential to adversely affect human health originating in sewage sludge or other biological solids, and would require the state board to submit a report after each test containing the results of the test to prescribed committees of the Legislature and the Kern County Board of Supervisors. The bill would require the state board from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2016, inclusive, to require, on property located in Kern County where sewage sludge or other biological solids are applied, monitoring of shallow groundwater beneath or downgradient, or both, of a biological solids application site for the specified pathogens and endotoxins, at least once in the spring and once in the fall. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Kern County.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  6. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

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

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  10. 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.

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 6. Page 3740.)

  15. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 23. Page 3738.)

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (January 29).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (January 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  20. (pending re-referral to Com. on APPR.)

  21. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 3674.)

  22. Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  23. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 3675.)

  24. Re-referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  25. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 53. Noes 21. Page 3674.)

  26. Assembly Rule 78 suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 3673.)

  27. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  28. Ordered to third reading.

  29. From inactive file.

  30. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Salas.

  31. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Salas.

  32. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  33. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 8).

  34. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

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

  37. Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and L. GOV.

  38. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  39. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Salas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Salas

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Walters — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 371 SALAS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 6 Nay · 25 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 446023
Democratic 4000
Republican 1002
Total 496025
% of votes cast 61%8%0%31%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Mansoor — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Dababneh — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Quirk — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Maienschein — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11104
Democratic 1000
Total 12104
% of votes cast 71%6%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
Allen — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 371 SALAS Assembly Third Reading Amend By SALAS Set #1

Passed 53 Yea · 21 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491806
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 532106
% of votes cast 66%26%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Conway — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Allen — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Total 6003
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rendon — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 371 do?
Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board or a California regional water quality control board, upon receipt of an application for waste discharge requirements for discharge of dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage or other biological solids, to prescribe general waste discharge requirements for that sludge or those other solids. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 establishes an integrated waste management program that includes the regulation of solid waste disposal and solid waste facilities, and defines solid waste to include dewatered, treated, and chemically fixed sewage sludge that is not a hazardous waste. This bill would require the state board from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2016, inclusive, to require, for specified pathogens and endotoxins, additional testing 2 times per year on properties in Kern County where sewage sludge or other biological solids are applied. The bill would authorize the state board to identify additional pathogens, endotoxins, and other hazards for testing based on the potential for groundwater contamination and potential to adversely affect human health originating in sewage sludge or other biological solids, and would require the state board to submit a report after each test containing the results of the test to prescribed committees of the Legislature and the Kern County Board of Supervisors. The bill would require the state board from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2016, inclusive, to require, on property located in Kern County where sewage sludge or other biological solids are applied, monitoring of shallow groundwater beneath or downgradient, or both, of a biological solids application site for the specified pathogens and endotoxins, at least once in the spring and once in the fall. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Kern County.
Who sponsors AB 371?
AB 371 is sponsored by Salas.
What is the current status of AB 371?
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 371?
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