California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1 — Drought: local governments: fines.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 62, 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 December 01, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Constitution requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable and that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, sets forth the emergency powers of the Governor under its provisions and empowers the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency for certain conditions, including drought. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from imposing a fine under any ordinance for a failure to water a lawn or having a brown lawn during a period for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency based on drought conditions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 62, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2140.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1549.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10).

  10. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1098.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  15. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brown · Primary
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Brown

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Nielsen

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1 BROWN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Frazier — 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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Special Consent #3

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 1 BROWN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chang — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — 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.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1 do?
The California Constitution requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable and that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, sets forth the emergency powers of the Governor under its provisions and empowers the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency for certain conditions, including drought. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from imposing a fine under any ordinance for a failure to water a lawn or having a brown lawn during a period for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency based on drought conditions.
Who sponsors AB 1?
AB 1 is sponsored by Brown and Nielsen.
What is the current status of AB 1?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2014. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1?
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