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

AB 1649 — Oil refineries: public safety.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 590, 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 17, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the California Environmental Protection Agency under the supervision of the Secretary for Environmental Protection, consisting of various boards, offices, and departments, and vests the agency with authority over various environmental matters. This bill would provide for the California Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with specified federal, state, and local agencies, to examine ways to improve public and worker safety through enhanced oversight of refineries and to strengthen emergency preparedness in anticipation of any future refinery incident. The bill would require the California Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with those agencies, to facilitate coordination among those agencies to protect the public, fence line communities, and refinery workers from risks associated with refinery operations throughout the state. The bill would require the California Environmental Protection Agency to hold at least 2 public meetings a year, as specified, to provide members of the public with current information on refinery safety and to receive information from the public regarding health and safety concerns associated with refinery operations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 590, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3127.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2529.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  13. Referred to Com. on EQ.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2062.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 26).

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

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

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

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1649 MURATSUCHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 79000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Gray — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — 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
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 Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1649 Muratsuchi et al. By Skinner

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — 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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Do pass as amended

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

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AB 1649 MURATSUCHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 57002
Democratic 14001
Republican 5001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chau — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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
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 Not Voting
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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — 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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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1649 do?
Existing law establishes the California Environmental Protection Agency under the supervision of the Secretary for Environmental Protection, consisting of various boards, offices, and departments, and vests the agency with authority over various environmental matters. This bill would provide for the California Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with specified federal, state, and local agencies, to examine ways to improve public and worker safety through enhanced oversight of refineries and to strengthen emergency preparedness in anticipation of any future refinery incident. The bill would require the California Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with those agencies, to facilitate coordination among those agencies to protect the public, fence line communities, and refinery workers from risks associated with refinery operations throughout the state. The bill would require the California Environmental Protection Agency to hold at least 2 public meetings a year, as specified, to provide members of the public with current information on refinery safety and to receive information from the public regarding health and safety concerns associated with refinery operations.
Who sponsors AB 1649?
AB 1649 is sponsored by Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic) and Skinner.
What is the current status of AB 1649?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1649?
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