California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 581 — Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014.

Last action — Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, approved by the voters as Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $7,545,000,000 to finance a water quality, supply, and infrastructure improvement program. The act provides that it is the intent of the people that, to the extent practicable, a project supported by the funds made available by the act will include signage informing the public that the project received funds from the act. This bill would require certain recipients of funding pursuant to the act to post signs acknowledging the source of funds in accordance with guidelines that the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency would be required to develop.

Bill Text

Action History

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

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

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3475.)

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 21).

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 5). Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

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

  11. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

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

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

  15. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gomez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Gomez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 581 GOMEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — 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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12002
Republican 1000
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Dababneh — Not Voting
Harper — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 581 do?
Existing law, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, approved by the voters as Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $7,545,000,000 to finance a water quality, supply, and infrastructure improvement program. The act provides that it is the intent of the people that, to the extent practicable, a project supported by the funds made available by the act will include signage informing the public that the project received funds from the act. This bill would require certain recipients of funding pursuant to the act to post signs acknowledging the source of funds in accordance with guidelines that the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency would be required to develop.
Who sponsors AB 581?
AB 581 is sponsored by Gomez.
What is the current status of AB 581?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 581?
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