California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 734 — California Environmental Quality Act: Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 959, Statutes of 2018.

  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, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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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 (EIR) 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 establishes a procedure by which a person may seek judicial review of the decision of the lead agency made pursuant to CEQA. CEQA requires a court to make specified orders if it finds that any determination, finding, or decision of a public agency has been made without compliance with CEQA. This bill would establish specified procedures for the administrative and judicial review of the environmental review and approvals granted for the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project, as defined, located in the City of Oakland that is certified by the Governor as meeting certain requirements. Because a public agency would be required to comply with those new procedures, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would apply certain rules of court establishing procedures requiring actions or proceedings seeking judicial review pursuant to CEQA or the granting of project approvals, including any appeals therefrom, to be resolved, to the extent feasible, within 270 days of the filing of the certified record of proceedings with the court to an action or proceeding seeking judicial review of the lead agency's action related to the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project under CEQA. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 959, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 4.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 31).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 6159.).

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 5855.)

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

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).

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

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 26).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  22. Re-referred to Coms. on EQ. and JUD.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  24. Withdrawn from committee.

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

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

  27. Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and T. & H.

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

  29. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 9. Page 1479.)

  30. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  31. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 3).

  32. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  34. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Thurmond · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Primary
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 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 734 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 66 Yea · 4 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47308
Democratic 14101
Republican 5001
Total 664010
% of votes cast 83%5%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Travis Allen — Yea
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
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Limón, Monique Democratic Nay
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

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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
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 734 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 (EIR) 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 establishes a procedure by which a person may seek judicial review of the decision of the lead agency made pursuant to CEQA. CEQA requires a court to make specified orders if it finds that any determination, finding, or decision of a public agency has been made without compliance with CEQA. This bill would establish specified procedures for the administrative and judicial review of the environmental review and approvals granted for the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project, as defined, located in the City of Oakland that is certified by the Governor as meeting certain requirements. Because a public agency would be required to comply with those new procedures, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would apply certain rules of court establishing procedures requiring actions or proceedings seeking judicial review pursuant to CEQA or the granting of project approvals, including any appeals therefrom, to be resolved, to the extent feasible, within 270 days of the filing of the certified record of proceedings with the court to an action or proceeding seeking judicial review of the lead agency's action related to the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project under CEQA. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 734?
AB 734 is sponsored by Quirk, Skinner, Thurmond, Bonta, Mia (Democratic), and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 734?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 734?
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