California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 5 D cosponsors

SB 45 — Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020.

Last action — In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018, approved by the voters as Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, statewide primary direct election, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,100,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program. This bill would enact the Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $5,510,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for a wildfire prevention, safe drinking water, drought preparation, and flood protection program. This bill would provide for the submission of these provisions to the voters at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 3167.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  4. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3141.) (January 23).

  6. Set for hearing January 23.

  7. January 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  8. Set for hearing January 21.

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

  10. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2746.)

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

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

  13. May 6 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. Set for hearing May 6.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 845.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Set for hearing April 24.

  17. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 549.) (April 3).

  19. Set for hearing April 3.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 439.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  21. Set for hearing March 26.

  22. March 12 hearing postponed by committee.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  24. Set for hearing March 12.

  25. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W., EQ., and GOV. & F.

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (112)

112 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

3rd Reading SB45 Allen et al. Urgency Clause

Passed 29 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19403
Democratic 10000
Republican 0201
Total 29604
% of votes cast 74%15%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Pan — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Chang — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 4001
Republican 0100
Total 7101
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Monning — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety environment agriculture energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 45 do?
The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018, approved by the voters as Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, statewide primary direct election, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,100,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program. This bill would enact the Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $5,510,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for a wildfire prevention, safe drinking water, drought preparation, and flood protection program. This bill would provide for the submission of these provisions to the voters at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 45?
SB 45 is sponsored by Stern, Henry I. (Democratic), Beall, Hill, Hueso, Hurtado, Melissa (Democratic), McGuire, Mike (Democratic), Mitchell, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Portantino, and Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 45?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 45?
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