California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 84 — Oil and gas wells: hazardous or idle-deserted wells and facilities.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 758, Statutes of 2021.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 15, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of Conservation, under the direction of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, who is required to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities related to oil and gas production within an oil and gas field, so as to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources. Under existing law, the current operator, or the previous operator, as provided, as determined by the records of the supervisor, of a deserted well that produced oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons or was used for injection is responsible for the proper plugging and abandonment of the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities. If the supervisor determines that the current operator does not have the financial resources to fully cover the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities, existing law requires the immediately preceding operator to be responsible for the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities. This bill would require the supervisor to provide specified committees of the Legislature by July 1, 2022, with the process the supervisor has established to determine that the current operator does not have the financial resources to fully cover the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities, or for a previous operator. The bill would require the supervisor to, in a timely manner, post the materials provided to the legislative committees on a public portion of the division's internet website. (2) Existing law requires the supervisor, on or before July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter until July 1, 2026, to prepare and transmit to the Legislature a comprehensive report on the status of idle and long-term idle wells for the preceding calendar year that includes specified information. For the report due on or before July 1, 2021, and for each report thereafter, existing law requires the division to conduct inspections of production facilities attendant to long-term idle wells and requires that information summarizing violations and pertinent findings in these inspections be included in each report. For the report due on or before July 1, 2022, and for each report thereafter, this bill would require that each report identify idle wells by the American Petroleum Institute identification number that are registered to an operator and that have met the definition of an idle well for 3 years where neither the required annual fee has been paid or the well is part of a valid idle well management plan on file with the supervisor. (3) Existing law requires the department to report to the Legislature on April 1, 2021, on the number of hazardous wells, idle-deserted wells, deserted facilities, and hazardous facilities remaining, the estimated costs of abandoning or decommissioning those wells and facilities, and a timeline for future abandonment and decommissioning of those wells and facilities with a specific schedule of goals. Existing law requires the department to provide an update on the report to the Legislature on October 1, 2023, that describes the total costs, average costs per well and facility, the number of wells plugged and abandoned, the number of facilities decommissioned, the total number of projects completed, and any additional wells and facilities identified by the department requiring abandonment or decommissioning. This bill would require the department to report the location of hazardous wells, idle-deserted wells, deserted facilities, and hazardous facilities remaining, including the county in which they are located, to the Legislature by April 1, 2022, if the information is not otherwise included in the April 1, 2021, report. The bill would require the October 1, 2023, update to include the location, including the county, of applicable wells, facilities, and projects identified in the report. The bill would require the division to consider certain information reported to the Legislature when developing criteria for determining the priority of plugging and abandoning hazardous or idle-deserted wells and decommissioning hazardous or deserted facilities to be remediated. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3206.3 of the Public Resources Code proposed by AB 896 to be operative only if this bill and AB 896 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3258 of the Public Resources Code to be operative only if this bill and SB 47 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 758, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2533.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 2818.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 26).

  11. June 30 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  14. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 974.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  19. Set for hearing April 5.

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

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 519.) (March 16).

  22. Set for hearing March 16.

  23. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 15.

  26. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB84 Hurtado Concurrence

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12001
Unaffiliated 20003
Republican 3001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Min — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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SB 84 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Salas

Passed 66 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 340010
Democratic 25002
Republican 7002
Total 660014
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Levine — Not Voting
Bloom — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
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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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Republican 1001
Unaffiliated 7001
Total 14002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Wood — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 31 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18104
Democratic 11002
Republican 2200
Total 31306
% of votes cast 78%8%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Min — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Newman — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Borgeas — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
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 Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 0101
Total 7101
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 84 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of Conservation, under the direction of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, who is required to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities related to oil and gas production within an oil and gas field, so as to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources. Under existing law, the current operator, or the previous operator, as provided, as determined by the records of the supervisor, of a deserted well that produced oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons or was used for injection is responsible for the proper plugging and abandonment of the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities. If the supervisor determines that the current operator does not have the financial resources to fully cover the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities, existing law requires the immediately preceding operator to be responsible for the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities. This bill would require the supervisor to provide specified committees of the Legislature by July 1, 2022, with the process the supervisor has established to determine that the current operator does not have the financial resources to fully cover the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities, or for a previous operator. The bill would require the supervisor to, in a timely manner, post the materials provided to the legislative committees on a public portion of the division's internet website. (2) Existing law requires the supervisor, on or before July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter until July 1, 2026, to prepare and transmit to the Legislature a comprehensive report on the status of idle and long-term idle wells for the preceding calendar year that includes specified information. For the report due on or before July 1, 2021, and for each report thereafter, existing law requires the division to conduct inspections of production facilities attendant to long-term idle wells and requires that information summarizing violations and pertinent findings in these inspections be included in each report. For the report due on or before July 1, 2022, and for each report thereafter, this bill would require that each report identify idle wells by the American Petroleum Institute identification number that are registered to an operator and that have met the definition of an idle well for 3 years where neither the required annual fee has been paid or the well is part of a valid idle well management plan on file with the supervisor. (3) Existing law requires the department to report to the Legislature on April 1, 2021, on the number of hazardous wells, idle-deserted wells, deserted facilities, and hazardous facilities remaining, the estimated costs of abandoning or decommissioning those wells and facilities, and a timeline for future abandonment and decommissioning of those wells and facilities with a specific schedule of goals. Existing law requires the department to provide an update on the report to the Legislature on October 1, 2023, that describes the total costs, average costs per well and facility, the number of wells plugged and abandoned, the number of facilities decommissioned, the total number of projects completed, and any additional wells and facilities identified by the department requiring abandonment or decommissioning. This bill would require the department to report the location of hazardous wells, idle-deserted wells, deserted facilities, and hazardous facilities remaining, including the county in which they are located, to the Legislature by April 1, 2022, if the information is not otherwise included in the April 1, 2021, report. The bill would require the October 1, 2023, update to include the location, including the county, of applicable wells, facilities, and projects identified in the report. The bill would require the division to consider certain information reported to the Legislature when developing criteria for determining the priority of plugging and abandoning hazardous or idle-deserted wells and decommissioning hazardous or deserted facilities to be remediated. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3206.3 of the Public Resources Code proposed by AB 896 to be operative only if this bill and AB 896 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3258 of the Public Resources Code to be operative only if this bill and SB 47 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors SB 84?
SB 84 is sponsored by Hurtado, Melissa (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 84?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 15, 2020. Enacted.
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