California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

AB 844 — Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377, Statutes of 2021.

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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, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes procedures for the formation of infrastructure financing districts, enhanced infrastructure financing districts, infrastructure and revitalization financing districts, community revitalization and investment authorities, and public-private partnerships, as specified, to undertake various economic development projects, including financing public facilities and infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic revitalization. This bill, until January 1, 2028, would authorize establishment of a Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa. The bill would authorize the Green Empowerment Zone to be composed of specified cities, upon adoption of a resolution by the city or county, and would provide for the Green Empowerment Zone to be governed by a board of directors. The bill would task the Green Empowerment Zone with various duties, including, among other things, identification of projects and programs that will best utilize public dollars and improve the economic vitality of the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa in a coordinated effort to support the development of the clean energy economy. The bill would require the Green Empowerment Zone to create and maintain an internet website that is managed and updated by an entity designated by the board of directors, produce a report each year that includes recommendations for action by the Legislature and the progress of the zone, and post the report on its internet website, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Contra Costa

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2907.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 2875.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2459.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From Consent Calendar.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 8).

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and GOV. & F.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1366.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on J.,E.D., & E.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J.,E.D., & E. Read second time and amended.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on J.,E.D., & E.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J.,E.D., & E. Read second time and amended.

  28. Referred to Com. on J.,E.D., & E.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 844 Grayson Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 43001
Republican 9000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. 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
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie 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
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB844 Grayson et al. By Dodd

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11002
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 3001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Bates — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Newman — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Min — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Republican 2000
Democratic 3000
Total 11003
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Newman — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Min — Yea
Roth — Yea
Bates — Yea
Pan — Yea
Leyva — Not Voting
Dodd — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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AB 844 Grayson Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39002
Democratic 27000
Republican 8002
Total 74004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Smith — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie 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
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 844 do?
Existing law establishes procedures for the formation of infrastructure financing districts, enhanced infrastructure financing districts, infrastructure and revitalization financing districts, community revitalization and investment authorities, and public-private partnerships, as specified, to undertake various economic development projects, including financing public facilities and infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic revitalization. This bill, until January 1, 2028, would authorize establishment of a Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa. The bill would authorize the Green Empowerment Zone to be composed of specified cities, upon adoption of a resolution by the city or county, and would provide for the Green Empowerment Zone to be governed by a board of directors. The bill would task the Green Empowerment Zone with various duties, including, among other things, identification of projects and programs that will best utilize public dollars and improve the economic vitality of the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa in a coordinated effort to support the development of the clean energy economy. The bill would require the Green Empowerment Zone to create and maintain an internet website that is managed and updated by an entity designated by the board of directors, produce a report each year that includes recommendations for action by the Legislature and the progress of the zone, and post the report on its internet website, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Contra Costa
Who sponsors AB 844?
AB 844 is sponsored by Grayson, Timothy S. (Democratic), Becker, Josh (Democratic), Dodd, Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), and Eggman.
What is the current status of AB 844?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 844?
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