California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 527 — Pest control aircraft pilot's certificate: unmanned aircraft.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 404, Statutes of 2017.

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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 13, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 makes it unlawful for any person to operate an aircraft in pest control unless the pilot operating the aircraft holds a valid pest control aircraft pilot's certificate issued by the Director of Pesticide Regulation and an appropriate and valid commercial pilot's certificate and a current appropriate medical certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. Existing law requires each pest control aircraft pilot's certificate to designate the pilot's status as a journeyman or apprentice, and requires an applicant for a pest control aircraft pilot's certificate to pass an examination as a condition of licensure. Existing law also makes it unlawful for any person to act as a pest control aircraft pilot in any county without first registering with the appropriate county agricultural commissioner. A violation of the provisions regulating pest control or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to operate a manned aircraft in pest control unless the person holds a valid manned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate or to operate an unmanned aircraft system in pest control unless the pilot operating the unmanned aircraft holds either a valid manned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate or a valid unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate issued by the director and is certified or otherwise authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate an unmanned aircraft system approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct pest control. The bill would require a pilot to be certified by the State Department of Public Health as a vector control technician, as specified, to be eligible for an unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate under the status of vector control technician. The bill would also make conforming changes. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on county agricultural commissioners and because the bill would create a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 404, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 17. Page 3395.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 2. Page 2857.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Withdrawn from committee.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  16. Referred to Coms. on EQ. and AGRI.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 1526.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 3).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  25. Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and P. & C.P.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Caballero · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Caballero

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 527 Caballero Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 57 Yea · 17 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 421303
Democratic 15000
Republican 0402
Total 571705
% of votes cast 72%22%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Voepel — Nay
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB527 Caballero By Wieckowski

Passed 38 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33200
Democratic 5000
Total 38200
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 527 CABALLERO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 421203
Democratic 15001
Republican 0601
Total 571805
% of votes cast 71%23%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
Harper — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Low — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6005
Democratic 4001
Republican 0001
Total 10007
% of votes cast 59%0%0%41%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 3002
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Chau — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Baker — Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 527 do?
Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to operate an aircraft in pest control unless the pilot operating the aircraft holds a valid pest control aircraft pilot's certificate issued by the Director of Pesticide Regulation and an appropriate and valid commercial pilot's certificate and a current appropriate medical certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. Existing law requires each pest control aircraft pilot's certificate to designate the pilot's status as a journeyman or apprentice, and requires an applicant for a pest control aircraft pilot's certificate to pass an examination as a condition of licensure. Existing law also makes it unlawful for any person to act as a pest control aircraft pilot in any county without first registering with the appropriate county agricultural commissioner. A violation of the provisions regulating pest control or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to operate a manned aircraft in pest control unless the person holds a valid manned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate or to operate an unmanned aircraft system in pest control unless the pilot operating the unmanned aircraft holds either a valid manned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate or a valid unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate issued by the director and is certified or otherwise authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate an unmanned aircraft system approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct pest control. The bill would require a pilot to be certified by the State Department of Public Health as a vector control technician, as specified, to be eligible for an unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate under the status of vector control technician. The bill would also make conforming changes. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on county agricultural commissioners and because the bill would create a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 527?
AB 527 is sponsored by Caballero.
What is the current status of AB 527?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 527?
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