California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2548 — Commute benefit policies: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2018.

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  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 15, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law declares that the fostering, continuance, and development of public transportation systems are a matter of statewide concern. Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with various powers and duties with respect to transportation planning, programming, construction, and operations. This bill would authorize the authority to adopt, and revise as necessary, a commute benefit ordinance that requires covered employers operating within the authority's area with a specified number of employees to offer certain employees commute benefits, as specified, except that the bill would prohibit the ordinance from affecting employers covered by certain South Coast Air Quality Management District rules or regulations. The bill would require the ordinance to specify certain matters, including any consequences for noncompliance. The bill would, if the authority adopts a commute benefit ordinance, require the authority, before January 1, 2022, to submit a report to the transportation policy committees of each house of the Legislature and the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality that includes specified elements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 16. Page 6141.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 5105.).

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 20).

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  10. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and EQ.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 18. Page 4935.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 23).

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  18. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Friedman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Friedman

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

AB 2548 FRIEDMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 16 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391207
Democratic 15001
Republican 0402
Total 5416010
% of votes cast 68%20%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Rivas — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2548 Friedman By Allen

Passed 25 Yea · 10 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21904
Democratic 4100
Total 251004
% of votes cast 64%26%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Chang — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7202
Democratic 2000
Total 9202
% of votes cast 69%15%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2548 FRIEDMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401403
Democratic 15000
Republican 0402
Total 551805
% of votes cast 71%23%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Salas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gray — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 8102
Total 11102
% of votes cast 79%7%0%14%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Nazarian — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Harper — Nay
Baker — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

environment labor transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2548 do?
Existing law declares that the fostering, continuance, and development of public transportation systems are a matter of statewide concern. Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with various powers and duties with respect to transportation planning, programming, construction, and operations. This bill would authorize the authority to adopt, and revise as necessary, a commute benefit ordinance that requires covered employers operating within the authority's area with a specified number of employees to offer certain employees commute benefits, as specified, except that the bill would prohibit the ordinance from affecting employers covered by certain South Coast Air Quality Management District rules or regulations. The bill would require the ordinance to specify certain matters, including any consequences for noncompliance. The bill would, if the authority adopts a commute benefit ordinance, require the authority, before January 1, 2022, to submit a report to the transportation policy committees of each house of the Legislature and the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality that includes specified elements.
Who sponsors AB 2548?
AB 2548 is sponsored by Friedman.
What is the current status of AB 2548?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2548?
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