California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 1270 — Dams and reservoirs: inspections and reporting.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 3, 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 17, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, from time to time, to make inspections of dams and reservoirs at state expense for the purpose of determining their safety. This bill would repeal those provisions and instead would require the department to inspect dams, reservoirs, and appurtenant structures once per fiscal year with the exception of low hazard potential dams which the bill would require to receive inspections at least every 2 fiscal years, as specified. The bill would require the owner of a dam to operate critical outlet and spillway control features on an annual basis and to demonstrate their full operability in the presence of the department every 3 years or as directed by the department. The bill would provide that the dam inspection reports are public records subject to the California Public Records Act and would authorize the department to withhold from public release sensitive data, images, or other information, as prescribed, if the department includes in the public release a statement of findings that the withheld information would disclose a dam's vulnerability or pose a security threat. The bill would require the Division of Safety of Dams, in consultation with independent, national dam safety and dam safety risk management organizations to, on or before January 1, 2019, and every 10 years thereafter, propose amendments to its dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols to incorporate updated best practices, including risk management, to ensure public safety. The bill would require the department to provide on its Internet Web site the dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols, notice of the Division of Safety of Dams' intent to update the protocols, a schedule for the update, and any updates to the protocols. The bill would require the department to report to the Governor and the Legislature on amendments developed pursuant to these provisions and to notify dam owners and the Legislature of the division's intent to update dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols prior to amending the protocols. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. 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 3, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:35 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3965.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after February 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3257.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. From inactive file.

  11. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McGuire.

  12. Ordered to third reading.

  13. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2976.)

  14. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  16. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2779.)

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

  18. In committee: Held under submission.

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

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

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  22. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  25. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  27. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1838.)

  28. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  29. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

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

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Coauthors revised.

  33. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W.

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

  35. Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W.

  36. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  37. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (113)

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Votes

AB 1270 GALLAGHER Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 51005
Democratic 15000
Republican 5001
Total 71006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
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 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 Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1270 Gallagher et al. By Nielsen Urgency Clause

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33002
Democratic 5000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Democratic 2000
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Monning — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea

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AB 1270 GALLAGHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55002
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — 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
Fong, Mike 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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James 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 11000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 2000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chu — Yea
Harper — Yea
Levine — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1270 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, from time to time, to make inspections of dams and reservoirs at state expense for the purpose of determining their safety. This bill would repeal those provisions and instead would require the department to inspect dams, reservoirs, and appurtenant structures once per fiscal year with the exception of low hazard potential dams which the bill would require to receive inspections at least every 2 fiscal years, as specified. The bill would require the owner of a dam to operate critical outlet and spillway control features on an annual basis and to demonstrate their full operability in the presence of the department every 3 years or as directed by the department. The bill would provide that the dam inspection reports are public records subject to the California Public Records Act and would authorize the department to withhold from public release sensitive data, images, or other information, as prescribed, if the department includes in the public release a statement of findings that the withheld information would disclose a dam's vulnerability or pose a security threat. The bill would require the Division of Safety of Dams, in consultation with independent, national dam safety and dam safety risk management organizations to, on or before January 1, 2019, and every 10 years thereafter, propose amendments to its dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols to incorporate updated best practices, including risk management, to ensure public safety. The bill would require the department to provide on its Internet Web site the dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols, notice of the Division of Safety of Dams' intent to update the protocols, a schedule for the update, and any updates to the protocols. The bill would require the department to report to the Governor and the Legislature on amendments developed pursuant to these provisions and to notify dam owners and the Legislature of the division's intent to update dam safety inspection and reevaluation protocols prior to amending the protocols. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1270?
AB 1270 is sponsored by Eggman, Gallagher, James (Republican), Mathis, Nielsen, Steinorth, Voepel, Patterson, Joe (Republican), Fong, Mike (Democratic), and Travis Allen.
What is the current status of AB 1270?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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