California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2968 — County emergency plans: best practices.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 257, Statutes of 2020.

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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 21, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, among other things, creates the Office of Emergency Services, which is responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency. Existing law requires the governing body of each political subdivision of the state to carry out the provisions of the State Emergency Plan. This bill would require the office to, by January 1, 2022, establish best practices for counties developing and updating a county emergency plan. The bill would require the office to, by January 1, 2022, establish a review process for a county to request the office to review a county's emergency plan. The bill would require that review process to provide technical assistance and feedback regarding, among other things, an emergency plan's consistency with the office's proposed best practices.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 257, Statutes of 2020.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4380.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4774.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 3).

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  17. Read first time.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  19. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Rodriguez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Rodriguez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Consent Calendar AB2968

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 10000
Republican 2001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Monning — Yea
Bates — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Chang — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Pan — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Allen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Hueso — Yea
Chang — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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AB 2968 Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 22000
Unaffiliated 50001
Republican 6000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Brough — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chau — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Kamlager — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Holden — Yea
Diep — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Smith — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Fong — Yea
Waldron — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia 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 Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy 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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 2000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Low — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2968 do?
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, among other things, creates the Office of Emergency Services, which is responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency. Existing law requires the governing body of each political subdivision of the state to carry out the provisions of the State Emergency Plan. This bill would require the office to, by January 1, 2022, establish best practices for counties developing and updating a county emergency plan. The bill would require the office to, by January 1, 2022, establish a review process for a county to request the office to review a county's emergency plan. The bill would require that review process to provide technical assistance and feedback regarding, among other things, an emergency plan's consistency with the office's proposed best practices.
Who sponsors AB 2968?
AB 2968 is sponsored by Rodriguez.
What is the current status of AB 2968?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2020. Enacted.
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