California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1901 — California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: roadway projects.

Last action — In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2020, exempts a project or an activity to repair, maintain, or make minor alterations to an existing roadway, as defined, if the project or activity is carried out by a city or county with a population of less than 100,000 persons to improve public safety and meets other specified requirements, including a requirement that the project involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. This bill would extend the above exemption to January 1, 2023. The bill would revise the requirement described above to specify that the exemption applies if, among other things, the project involves negligible or no expansion of an existing vehicular use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  3. Referred to Com. on EQ.

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

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 6. Page 4897.)

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 23).

  8. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  9. Read second time and amended.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 16).

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

  12. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and TRANS.

  13. From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Obernolte · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Obernolte

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1901 OBERNOLTE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 63 Yea · 6 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45606
Democratic 12003
Republican 6000
Total 63609
% of votes cast 81%8%0%12%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Chiu — Not Voting
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Thurmond — Nay
Weber — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6100
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 8101
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bloom — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1901 do?
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2020, exempts a project or an activity to repair, maintain, or make minor alterations to an existing roadway, as defined, if the project or activity is carried out by a city or county with a population of less than 100,000 persons to improve public safety and meets other specified requirements, including a requirement that the project involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. This bill would extend the above exemption to January 1, 2023. The bill would revise the requirement described above to specify that the exemption applies if, among other things, the project involves negligible or no expansion of an existing vehicular use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination.
Who sponsors AB 1901?
AB 1901 is sponsored by Obernolte.
What is the current status of AB 1901?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 1901?
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