California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 80 — California Environmental Quality Act: notices.

Last action — Last day to consider Governor’s veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

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Summary

(1) 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 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. The act requires the lead agency to mail certain notices to persons who have filed a written request for notices. The act provides that if the agency offers to provide the notices by email, upon filing a written request for notices, a person may request that the notices be provided to him or her by email. This bill would require the lead agency to post those notices on the agency's Internet Web site. The bill would require the agency to offer to provide those notices by email. Because this bill would increase the level of service provided by a local agency, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) CEQA requires that certain notices regarding an environmental impact report be posted for a period of 30 days in the office of the county clerk of each county in which the project will be located. CEQA specifies that notices regarding a negative declaration be posted for a period of 20 days unless otherwise specified. This bill would require the county clerk to post the notices regarding an environmental impact report or a negative declaration on the county's Internet Web site. Because the bill would require a county clerk to post those notices on the county's Internet Web site, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) CEQA exempts certain projects from its requirements. CEQA also requires the Office of Planning and Research to develop guidelines for the implementation of CEQA to exempt classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment. If a lead agency determines that the project is not subject to the requirements of CEQA and the agency approves or determines to carry out the project, CEQA authorizes the lead agency or certain persons to file a notice of the determination, as specified. This bill would require the filing of the notice if the lead agency determines that a project falls within a class of projects that is exempted from the requirements of CEQA by the guidelines. Because the bill would increase the duties of a local agency, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) 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. Last day to consider Governor’s veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

  2. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by the Governor.

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

  5. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 2689.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 3033.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (July 19).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 19).

  12. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 7. Page 800.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 708.) (April 17).

  17. Set for hearing April 17.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 536.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Set for hearing March 29.

  20. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  21. Referred to Com. on EQ.

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 11.

  23. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wieckowski · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wieckowski

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB80 Wieckowski Concurrence

Passed 29 Yea · 7 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24704
Democratic 5000
Total 29704
% of votes cast 73%18%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Monning — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
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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SB 80 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By LIMÓN

Passed 57 Yea · 18 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411403
Democratic 15000
Republican 1401
Total 571804
% of votes cast 72%23%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Gray — Nay
Harper — Nay
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
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 Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 13301
% of votes cast 76%18%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Fong — Nay
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 27 Yea · 7 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23606
Democratic 4100
Total 27706
% of votes cast 68%18%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 80 do?
(1) 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 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. The act requires the lead agency to mail certain notices to persons who have filed a written request for notices. The act provides that if the agency offers to provide the notices by email, upon filing a written request for notices, a person may request that the notices be provided to him or her by email. This bill would require the lead agency to post those notices on the agency's Internet Web site. The bill would require the agency to offer to provide those notices by email. Because this bill would increase the level of service provided by a local agency, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) CEQA requires that certain notices regarding an environmental impact report be posted for a period of 30 days in the office of the county clerk of each county in which the project will be located. CEQA specifies that notices regarding a negative declaration be posted for a period of 20 days unless otherwise specified. This bill would require the county clerk to post the notices regarding an environmental impact report or a negative declaration on the county's Internet Web site. Because the bill would require a county clerk to post those notices on the county's Internet Web site, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) CEQA exempts certain projects from its requirements. CEQA also requires the Office of Planning and Research to develop guidelines for the implementation of CEQA to exempt classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment. If a lead agency determines that the project is not subject to the requirements of CEQA and the agency approves or determines to carry out the project, CEQA authorizes the lead agency or certain persons to file a notice of the determination, as specified. This bill would require the filing of the notice if the lead agency determines that a project falls within a class of projects that is exempted from the requirements of CEQA by the guidelines. Because the bill would increase the duties of a local agency, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) 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 SB 80?
SB 80 is sponsored by Wieckowski.
What is the current status of SB 80?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 SB 80?
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