California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1904 — Hazardous materials: natural gas odorants.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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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.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt, amend, and repeal occupational safety and health standards and orders. Existing regulations adopted pursuant to that authorization require natural gas that is delivered into any vessel or system, as specified, to have a distinctive odor of sufficient intensity so that the presence of the gas may be detected down to concentrations in air of not over 20% of the lower explosive limit, and require that these odorants be, among other things, harmless to humans, nontoxic, and noncorrosive to certain metals. This bill would require the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2019, that includes an assessment of any potential danger of odorants currently used in natural gas storage facilities in the state to public health and safety and the environment, and that identifies alternative odorants for possible use in natural gas storage facilities, as specified. The bill would require the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to consult with appropriate entities, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  8. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5244.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  15. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  16. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wilk

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1904 WILK Third Reading Urgency

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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 as amended.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1904 do?
Existing law authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt, amend, and repeal occupational safety and health standards and orders. Existing regulations adopted pursuant to that authorization require natural gas that is delivered into any vessel or system, as specified, to have a distinctive odor of sufficient intensity so that the presence of the gas may be detected down to concentrations in air of not over 20% of the lower explosive limit, and require that these odorants be, among other things, harmless to humans, nontoxic, and noncorrosive to certain metals. This bill would require the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2019, that includes an assessment of any potential danger of odorants currently used in natural gas storage facilities in the state to public health and safety and the environment, and that identifies alternative odorants for possible use in natural gas storage facilities, as specified. The bill would require the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to consult with appropriate entities, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1904?
AB 1904 is sponsored by Pavley and Wilk.
What is the current status of AB 1904?
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 1904?
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