California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 348 — California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad crossings.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 143, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

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

(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA exempts from its requirements railroad grade separation projects that eliminate existing grade crossings or that reconstruct existing grade separations. CEQA authorizes a lead agency, if it determines that a project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA, to file a notice of exemption with specific public entities. This bill would require a lead agency, if it determines that the above exemption applies to a project that the agency approves or determines to carry out, to file a notice of exemption with the Office of Planning and Research and, in the case of a local agency, with the county clerk in each affected county. Because the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies with regards to the filing of a notice of exemption, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law grants to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) the authority to regulate railroad crossings, as prescribed. CEQA, until January 1, 2016, exempts from its requirements the closure of a railroad grade crossing by order of the PUC under that authority if the PUC finds the crossing to present a threat to public safety. CEQA requires a state or local agency that determines that this exemption applies to a project that the agency approves or determines to carry out to file a notice of exemption with the Office of Planning and Research and, in the case of a local agency, with the county clerk in each affected county. This bill would postpone until January 1, 2019, the repeal date for those provisions. Because the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies with regard to the filing of a notice of exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 143, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2429.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 8).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 880.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. Set for hearing April 27.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 649.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  17. Set for hearing April 15.

  18. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  19. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

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

Sponsors

  • Galgiani · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Galgiani

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 348 Galgiani Senate Third Reading By EGGMAN

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65005
Democratic 4000
Republican 4002
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8005
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 10007
% of votes cast 59%0%0%41%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32004
Democratic 3000
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 348 do?
(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA exempts from its requirements railroad grade separation projects that eliminate existing grade crossings or that reconstruct existing grade separations. CEQA authorizes a lead agency, if it determines that a project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA, to file a notice of exemption with specific public entities. This bill would require a lead agency, if it determines that the above exemption applies to a project that the agency approves or determines to carry out, to file a notice of exemption with the Office of Planning and Research and, in the case of a local agency, with the county clerk in each affected county. Because the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies with regards to the filing of a notice of exemption, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law grants to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) the authority to regulate railroad crossings, as prescribed. CEQA, until January 1, 2016, exempts from its requirements the closure of a railroad grade crossing by order of the PUC under that authority if the PUC finds the crossing to present a threat to public safety. CEQA requires a state or local agency that determines that this exemption applies to a project that the agency approves or determines to carry out to file a notice of exemption with the Office of Planning and Research and, in the case of a local agency, with the county clerk in each affected county. This bill would postpone until January 1, 2019, the repeal date for those provisions. Because the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies with regard to the filing of a notice of exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 348?
SB 348 is sponsored by Galgiani.
What is the current status of SB 348?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.
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