California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 744 — Timber harvesting plans: exempt activities.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2013.

  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 February 21, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The act authorizes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to exempt from those provisions of the act a person engaging in specified forest management activities, including, the harvesting of trees, limited to those trees that eliminate the vertical continuity of vegetative fuels and the horizontal continuity of tree crowns, for the purpose of reducing the rate of fire spread, duration and intensity, fuel ignitability, or ignition of tree crowns if the tree harvesting will decrease fuel continuity and increase the quadratic mean diameter of the stand, and the tree harvesting area will not exceed 300 acres. Under existing law, the notice of exemption issued for this exemption, known as the Forest Fire Prevention Exemption, may be authorized only if certain conditions are met, including that only trees less than 18 inches in stump diameter, measured at 8 inches above ground level, may be removed, as provided. This bill would provide that an additional notice of exemption, known as the Forest Fire Prevention Pilot Project Exemption, may be authorized if certain conditions are met, including, among others, that only trees less than 24 inches in stump diameter, measured at 8 inches above ground level, may be removed, as provided. The bill would provide that these provisions shall become inoperative 3 years after the effective date of regulations adopted by the board implementing these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, 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 75. Noes 1. Page 3360.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3359.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 5. Page 2426.).

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 12).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (September 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 25. Noes 5. Page 2341.)

  13. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c) .

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  17. Ordered to second reading.

  18. From inactive file.

  19. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hancock.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  24. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  26. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1343.)

  27. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  28. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1).

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  32. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  33. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dahle · Primary
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Dahle

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 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 744 DAHLE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 75 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68102
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 75102
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Allen — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Pan — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
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 Supp 3 AB744 Dahle By Nielsen

Passed 26 Yea · 5 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24408
Democratic 2100
Total 26508
% of votes cast 67%13%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Nay
Evans — Nay
De León — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Monning — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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
Hill — Yea
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 744 GORDON Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64004
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Morrell — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Salas — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Campos — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Daly — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — 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, to Consent Calendar.

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

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Stone — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 744 do?
The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The act authorizes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to exempt from those provisions of the act a person engaging in specified forest management activities, including, the harvesting of trees, limited to those trees that eliminate the vertical continuity of vegetative fuels and the horizontal continuity of tree crowns, for the purpose of reducing the rate of fire spread, duration and intensity, fuel ignitability, or ignition of tree crowns if the tree harvesting will decrease fuel continuity and increase the quadratic mean diameter of the stand, and the tree harvesting area will not exceed 300 acres. Under existing law, the notice of exemption issued for this exemption, known as the Forest Fire Prevention Exemption, may be authorized only if certain conditions are met, including that only trees less than 18 inches in stump diameter, measured at 8 inches above ground level, may be removed, as provided. This bill would provide that an additional notice of exemption, known as the Forest Fire Prevention Pilot Project Exemption, may be authorized if certain conditions are met, including, among others, that only trees less than 24 inches in stump diameter, measured at 8 inches above ground level, may be removed, as provided. The bill would provide that these provisions shall become inoperative 3 years after the effective date of regulations adopted by the board implementing these provisions.
Who sponsors AB 744?
AB 744 is sponsored by Dahle, Gordon, Nielsen, and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 744?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 744?
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