California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 9 — Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 710, Statutes of 2015.

  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 December 01, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board from a market-based compliance mechanism relative to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law establishes the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, which receives 10% of the annual proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as a continuous appropriation, to fund capital improvements and operational investments to modernize California's rail systems to achieve certain policy objectives, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, expanding and improving rail services to increase ridership, and improving rail safety. Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to evaluate applications for funding under the program and to prepare a list of projects recommended for funding, with grants to be awarded by the California Transportation Commission. This bill would modify the purpose of the program to delete references to operational investments and instead provide for the funding of transformative capital improvements, as defined, that will modernize California's intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems and bus and ferry transit systems to achieve certain policy objectives, including reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, expanding and improving transit services to increase ridership, and improving transit safety. By expanding the purposes for which continuously appropriated moneys may be used, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would modify the information required to be included in applications for grants under the program and would authorize an eligible applicant to submit an application to fund a project over multiple fiscal years and to submit multiple applications. The bill would require the Transportation Agency, in selecting projects for funding, to consider the extent to which a project reduces greenhouse gas emissions, would add additional factors to be considered in evaluating applications for funding, and would expand certain factors considered to include bus and ferry transit service. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to approve, by July 1, 2018, a 5-year program of projects, and would require the California Transportation Commission to allocate funding to eligible applicants pursuant to the program of projects, with subsequent programs of projects to be approved not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter. The bill would require the Transportation Agency, in cooperation with the California Transportation Commission and at the request of an eligible applicant, to enter into and execute a multiyear funding agreement for a project to be funded over more than one fiscal year, as specified, and would authorize the California Transportation Commission to approve a letter of no prejudice that would allow an applicant to expend its own moneys on a project in the approved program of projects, subject to future reimbursement from program moneys for eligible expenditures.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 710, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2502.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 2842.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 19).

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 13).

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  18. Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  19. Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and TRANS.

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 1286.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1145.) (May 28).

  24. Set for hearing May 28.

  25. May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. Set for hearing May 18.

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

  28. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 824.) (April 28).

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  30. Set for hearing April 28.

  31. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  32. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 349.) (March 18).

  33. Set for hearing March 18.

  34. Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and T. & H.

  35. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 1.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 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

Unfinished Business SB9 Beall Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — 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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SB 9 Beall Senate Third Reading By FRAZIER

Passed 74 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66005
Democratic 4000
Republican 4100
Total 74105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1100
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

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
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34102
Democratic 3000
Total 37102
% of votes cast 93%3%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Democratic 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 9 do?
Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board from a market-based compliance mechanism relative to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law establishes the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, which receives 10% of the annual proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as a continuous appropriation, to fund capital improvements and operational investments to modernize California's rail systems to achieve certain policy objectives, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, expanding and improving rail services to increase ridership, and improving rail safety. Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to evaluate applications for funding under the program and to prepare a list of projects recommended for funding, with grants to be awarded by the California Transportation Commission. This bill would modify the purpose of the program to delete references to operational investments and instead provide for the funding of transformative capital improvements, as defined, that will modernize California's intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems and bus and ferry transit systems to achieve certain policy objectives, including reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, expanding and improving transit services to increase ridership, and improving transit safety. By expanding the purposes for which continuously appropriated moneys may be used, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would modify the information required to be included in applications for grants under the program and would authorize an eligible applicant to submit an application to fund a project over multiple fiscal years and to submit multiple applications. The bill would require the Transportation Agency, in selecting projects for funding, to consider the extent to which a project reduces greenhouse gas emissions, would add additional factors to be considered in evaluating applications for funding, and would expand certain factors considered to include bus and ferry transit service. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to approve, by July 1, 2018, a 5-year program of projects, and would require the California Transportation Commission to allocate funding to eligible applicants pursuant to the program of projects, with subsequent programs of projects to be approved not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter. The bill would require the Transportation Agency, in cooperation with the California Transportation Commission and at the request of an eligible applicant, to enter into and execute a multiyear funding agreement for a project to be funded over more than one fiscal year, as specified, and would authorize the California Transportation Commission to approve a letter of no prejudice that would allow an applicant to expend its own moneys on a project in the approved program of projects, subject to future reimbursement from program moneys for eligible expenditures.
Who sponsors SB 9?
SB 9 is sponsored by Beall and Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 9?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2014. Enacted.
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