California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 380 — Spill response for railroads.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 533, Statutes of 2014.

  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 14, 2013. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to implement regulations establishing minimum standards for business plans and area plans relating to the handling and release or threatened release of hazardous materials. Existing law requires the establishment of a statewide environmental reporting system for these plans. This bill would require a rail carrier, as defined, to report specified information regarding the transportation of hazardous materials, beginning no later than January 31, 2015, to the office on a quarterly basis. The bill would require a rail carrier to prospectively estimate and submit to the office notification of the weekly movements of trains through a county, as specified. The bill would require a rail carrier to update that notification once every 6 months. The bill also would require a rail carrier to update and notify the office within 30 days of the rail carrier determining that there will be a material change in the estimated volume of Bakken oil, as defined, plus or minus 25% per week relative to the most recent estimate previously submitted to the office. The bill would require each rail carrier to maintain a response management communications center, as specified. The bill would require the office to disseminate information necessary for developing emergency response plans from the reports it receives pursuant to this act to each unified program agency, as defined, when the office determines a unified program agency area of responsibility may be impacted by a hazardous material or oil cargo spill. The bill would require each rail carrier to provide the office with a summary of the rail carrier's hazardous materials emergency response plan, as specified. The bill would require the office to provide a copy of each summary report of a rail carrier's hazardous materials emergency response plan to each unified program agency when the office determines a unified program agency area of responsibility may be impacted by a rail carrier spill of hazardous material or oil cargo, as specified. The bill would prohibit a recipient of the reports and hazardous materials emergency response plan from divulging or making known that information to unauthorized recipients, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 533, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 6723.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6717.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  7. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 4. Page 4832.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 11).

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

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 4).

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  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 53. Noes 23. Page 1739.)

  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  29. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 24).

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

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  33. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV.

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

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dickinson · Primary
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Dickinson

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 380 DICKINSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69201
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 76201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Fox — Yea
Daly — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Perea — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Ting — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — 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

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB380 Dickinson By Hill

Passed 28 Yea · 4 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27406
Democratic 1002
Total 28408
% of votes cast 70%10%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 5100
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 380 DICKINSON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 23 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 471803
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 532303
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4100
Republican 0101
Democratic 2000
Total 6201
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Stone — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 380 do?
Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to implement regulations establishing minimum standards for business plans and area plans relating to the handling and release or threatened release of hazardous materials. Existing law requires the establishment of a statewide environmental reporting system for these plans. This bill would require a rail carrier, as defined, to report specified information regarding the transportation of hazardous materials, beginning no later than January 31, 2015, to the office on a quarterly basis. The bill would require a rail carrier to prospectively estimate and submit to the office notification of the weekly movements of trains through a county, as specified. The bill would require a rail carrier to update that notification once every 6 months. The bill also would require a rail carrier to update and notify the office within 30 days of the rail carrier determining that there will be a material change in the estimated volume of Bakken oil, as defined, plus or minus 25% per week relative to the most recent estimate previously submitted to the office. The bill would require each rail carrier to maintain a response management communications center, as specified. The bill would require the office to disseminate information necessary for developing emergency response plans from the reports it receives pursuant to this act to each unified program agency, as defined, when the office determines a unified program agency area of responsibility may be impacted by a hazardous material or oil cargo spill. The bill would require each rail carrier to provide the office with a summary of the rail carrier's hazardous materials emergency response plan, as specified. The bill would require the office to provide a copy of each summary report of a rail carrier's hazardous materials emergency response plan to each unified program agency when the office determines a unified program agency area of responsibility may be impacted by a rail carrier spill of hazardous material or oil cargo, as specified. The bill would prohibit a recipient of the reports and hazardous materials emergency response plan from divulging or making known that information to unauthorized recipients, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 380?
AB 380 is sponsored by Dickinson, Gatto, Hill, and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 380?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2013. Enacted.
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