California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1236 — Local ordinances: electric vehicle charging stations.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 598, Statutes of 2015.

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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 27, 2015. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, requires the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a general plan for the physical development of the county or city and authorizes the adoption and administration of zoning laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations by counties and cities. Existing law, the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act, prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to approve an application for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, as defined, through the issuance of specified permits unless the city or county makes specified written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. The bill would provide for appeal of that decision to the planning commission, as specified. The bill would provide that the implementation of consistent statewide standards to achieve the timely and cost-effective installation of electric vehicle charging stations is a matter of statewide concern. The bill would require electric vehicle charging stations to meet specified standards. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county with a population of 200,000 or more residents to adopt an ordinance, by September 30, 2016, that creates an expedited and streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, as specified. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county with a population of less than 200,000 residents to adopt this ordinance by September 30, 2017. The bill would authorize the city, county, or city and county, in developing the ordinance, to refer to guidelines contained in a specified guidebook. The bill would also authorize the adoption of an ordinance that modifies the checklists and standards found in the guidebook due to unique conditions. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. 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 598, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 2. Page 3005.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2990.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2588.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  13. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

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

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  17. Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and T. & H.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1595.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  21. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  24. Read second time and amended.

  25. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  26. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and TRANS.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  29. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chiu · Primary
  • Linder · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Linder
  • Low

Not signed on (119)

119 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

AB 1236 CHIU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68201
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 77201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Salas — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
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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3rd Reading AB1236 Chiu By Beall

Passed 27 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251200
Democratic 2001
Total 271201
% of votes cast 68%30%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7003
Democratic 1000
Total 8003
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Roth — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1236 CHIU Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — 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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chu — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1236 do?
The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, requires the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a general plan for the physical development of the county or city and authorizes the adoption and administration of zoning laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations by counties and cities. Existing law, the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act, prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to approve an application for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, as defined, through the issuance of specified permits unless the city or county makes specified written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. The bill would provide for appeal of that decision to the planning commission, as specified. The bill would provide that the implementation of consistent statewide standards to achieve the timely and cost-effective installation of electric vehicle charging stations is a matter of statewide concern. The bill would require electric vehicle charging stations to meet specified standards. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county with a population of 200,000 or more residents to adopt an ordinance, by September 30, 2016, that creates an expedited and streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, as specified. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county with a population of less than 200,000 residents to adopt this ordinance by September 30, 2017. The bill would authorize the city, county, or city and county, in developing the ordinance, to refer to guidelines contained in a specified guidebook. The bill would also authorize the adoption of an ordinance that modifies the checklists and standards found in the guidebook due to unique conditions. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. 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 AB 1236?
AB 1236 is sponsored by Chiu, Linder, and Low.
What is the current status of AB 1236?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
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