California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 577 — Biomethane: grant program.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and requires the commission to administer various programs to award grants and other financial assistance for energy-related projects. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation. This bill would require the commission to develop and implement a grant program to award grants for projects that produce biomethane, that build or develop collection and purification technology or infrastructure, or that upgrade or expand existing biomethane facilities. The bill would, upon appropriation, authorize moneys in the fund to be used to fund grants awarded pursuant to the program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  2. Withdrawn from committee.

  3. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30).

  8. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  9. Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and E.Q.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 1805.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  19. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.

  23. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Bonilla

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

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
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6004
Democratic 1000
Total 7004
% of votes cast 64%0%0%36%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 577 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 4101
Total 77102
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Baker — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gomez — 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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 577 do?
Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and requires the commission to administer various programs to award grants and other financial assistance for energy-related projects. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation. This bill would require the commission to develop and implement a grant program to award grants for projects that produce biomethane, that build or develop collection and purification technology or infrastructure, or that upgrade or expand existing biomethane facilities. The bill would, upon appropriation, authorize moneys in the fund to be used to fund grants awarded pursuant to the program.
Who sponsors AB 577?
AB 577 is sponsored by Bonilla.
What is the current status of AB 577?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 577?
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