California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

AB 1164 — Water conservation: drought tolerant landscaping.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 671, Statutes of 2015.

  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 27, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally authorizes every city and county, including a charter city, in this state to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations that are not in conflict with general laws. This bill would prohibit a city, including a charter city, county, and city and county, from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation that prohibits the installation of drought tolerant landscaping, synthetic grass, or artificial turf on residential property, as specified. The bill would additionally state that this is an issue of statewide concern. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 671, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 3165.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3156.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (September 11).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3133.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2635.).

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  15. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 14).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  20. Re-referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and N.R. & W.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  22. Withdrawn from committee.

  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. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  25. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  27. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1725.)

  28. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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

  35. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  37. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  38. Read first time.

  39. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  40. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gatto · Primary
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Jeff Gonzalez · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (119)

119 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 1164 GATTO Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 78 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69101
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 78101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kim — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1164 Gatto By Galgiani Urgency Clause

Passed 39 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36100
Democratic 3000
Total 39100
% of votes cast 98%3%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea

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AB 1164 GATTO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1164 do?
Existing law generally authorizes every city and county, including a charter city, in this state to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations that are not in conflict with general laws. This bill would prohibit a city, including a charter city, county, and city and county, from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation that prohibits the installation of drought tolerant landscaping, synthetic grass, or artificial turf on residential property, as specified. The bill would additionally state that this is an issue of statewide concern. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1164?
AB 1164 is sponsored by Gatto, McCarty, and Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 1164?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1164?
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