California 2011-2012, 1st Special Session Status: Enacted

AB 29 — State responsibility areas: fire prevention fees.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 8, Statutes of 2011-12 First Extraordinary Session.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 19, 2011. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 requires the state to have the primary financial responsibility for preventing and suppressing fires in areas that the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has determined are state responsibility areas. This bill would require the board, on or before September 1, 2011, to adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged on each structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area. The board would be required to adjust the fire prevention fee annually using prescribed methods. The bill would require the State Board of Equalization to collect the fire prevention fees, as prescribed. The bill would require, within 30 days of the effective date of its provisions, and each January 1 thereafter, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to transmit to the State Board of Equalization the appropriate names and addresses of persons who are liable for the fire prevention fee and the amount of the fire prevention fee to be assessed by the State Board of Equalization. The bill would require the State Board of Equalization to collect the fee commencing with the 2011–12 fiscal year. Commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, if there are sufficient amounts of moneys in the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund to finance the costs of specified fire prevention activities for a fiscal year, the bill would prohibit the State Board of Equalization from collecting the fee for that fiscal year. The bill would establish the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and would require the fire prevention fees collected, except that portion retained by the State Board of Equalization, to be deposited into the fund and to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for certain specified fire prevention activities, which would benefit the owners of structures in state responsibility areas who are subject to the fire prevention fee, including, but not limited to, covering startup costs, and for the costs of administration, as specified. The State Board of Equalization would be required to retain and expend, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the funds necessary to pay refunds and for its expenses incurred in collection. This bill would require the board, on and after January 1, 2013, to submit an annual written report to the Legislature on specified topics. This bill would permit a person from whom a fire prevention fee is determined to be due to use an appeals process and, if applicable, a refund process that would be established by the bill. The bill would appropriate $1,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for administrative costs to implement its provisions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 8, Statutes of 2011-12 First Extraordinary Session.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 211.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 211.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 16. Page 149.).

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Withdrawn from committee.

  10. Joint Rule 10.5 suspended. (Page 146.)

  11. Pursuant to Joint Rule 33.1,

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

  13. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 21. Page 182.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. (Page 171.)

  18. Ordered to second reading.

  19. Without reference to committee.

  20. From printer.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Blumenfield

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 8002
Democratic 3000
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
McCarty — Yea
Wood — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Boerner Horvath — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 2000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Supp 1 AB29 Blumenfield By Leno

Passed 23 Yea · 16 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211501
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231601
% of votes cast 58%40%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Nay
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Rubio — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 29 BLUMENFIELD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492402
Republican 0200
Democratic 3000
Total 522602
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Logue — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Nay
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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AB 29 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 21 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4619010
Democratic 3000
Republican 0200
Total 4921010
% of votes cast 61%26%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Davis — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huber — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Smyth — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 29 do?
Existing law requires the state to have the primary financial responsibility for preventing and suppressing fires in areas that the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has determined are state responsibility areas. This bill would require the board, on or before September 1, 2011, to adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged on each structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area. The board would be required to adjust the fire prevention fee annually using prescribed methods. The bill would require the State Board of Equalization to collect the fire prevention fees, as prescribed. The bill would require, within 30 days of the effective date of its provisions, and each January 1 thereafter, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to transmit to the State Board of Equalization the appropriate names and addresses of persons who are liable for the fire prevention fee and the amount of the fire prevention fee to be assessed by the State Board of Equalization. The bill would require the State Board of Equalization to collect the fee commencing with the 2011–12 fiscal year. Commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, if there are sufficient amounts of moneys in the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund to finance the costs of specified fire prevention activities for a fiscal year, the bill would prohibit the State Board of Equalization from collecting the fee for that fiscal year. The bill would establish the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and would require the fire prevention fees collected, except that portion retained by the State Board of Equalization, to be deposited into the fund and to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for certain specified fire prevention activities, which would benefit the owners of structures in state responsibility areas who are subject to the fire prevention fee, including, but not limited to, covering startup costs, and for the costs of administration, as specified. The State Board of Equalization would be required to retain and expend, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the funds necessary to pay refunds and for its expenses incurred in collection. This bill would require the board, on and after January 1, 2013, to submit an annual written report to the Legislature on specified topics. This bill would permit a person from whom a fire prevention fee is determined to be due to use an appeals process and, if applicable, a refund process that would be established by the bill. The bill would appropriate $1,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for administrative costs to implement its provisions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors AB 29?
AB 29 is sponsored by Blumenfield.
What is the current status of AB 29?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 19, 2011. Enacted.
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