California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 R cosponsors

AB 1273 — California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: levee repairs.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, 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 on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect, unless the project is exempt from the act. CEQA provides for various exemptions from the requirements of the act. This bill would, until July 1, 2023, exempt from the requirements of CEQA repairs of critical levees of the State Plan of Flood Control within an existing levee footprint to meet standards of public health and safety, except as otherwise provided in a specified regulation. The bill would require the lead agency to take certain actions regarding the repairs.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

  2. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  3. Referred to Coms. on EQ. and N.R. & W.

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

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 12. Page 1856.)

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 24).

  8. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Read second time and amended.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 24).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  13. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

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

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

Failed 3 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3004
Democratic 0002
Total 3006
% of votes cast 33%0%0%67%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Not Voting
Monning — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting

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AB 1273 GALLAGHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 12 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411006
Democratic 12202
Republican 6001
Total 591209
% of votes cast 74%15%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Levine — Nay
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Not Voting
Voepel — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Nay
Gloria — Nay
Harper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Nay
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Chiu — Nay
Chu — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Nay
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
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 Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
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 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9300
Democratic 2200
Republican 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Chau — Yea
Friedman — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gloria — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1273 do?
Existing law, 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 on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect, unless the project is exempt from the act. CEQA provides for various exemptions from the requirements of the act. This bill would, until July 1, 2023, exempt from the requirements of CEQA repairs of critical levees of the State Plan of Flood Control within an existing levee footprint to meet standards of public health and safety, except as otherwise provided in a specified regulation. The bill would require the lead agency to take certain actions regarding the repairs.
Who sponsors AB 1273?
AB 1273 is sponsored by Gallagher, James (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 1273?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1273?
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