California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

AB 323 — California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: roadway improvement.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 52, 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 13, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · 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.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2016, exempts a project or an activity to repair, maintain, or make minor alterations to an existing roadway, as defined, if the project or activity is carried out by a city or county with a population of less than 100,000 persons to improve public safety and meets other specified requirements. This bill would extend the above exemption to January 1, 2020.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 52, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1548.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).

  8. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1145.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 23).

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

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Achadjian · Cosponsor
  • Baker · Cosponsor
  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Bigelow · Cosponsor
  • Chávez · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • James Gallagher · Cosponsor
  • Shannon Grove · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
  • Linder · Cosponsor
  • Maienschein · Cosponsor
  • Mayes · Cosponsor
  • Obernolte · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Primary
  • Perea · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Travis Allen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Olsen

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (104)

104 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

Consent Calendar 2nd

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
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — 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

Official roll call →

AB 323 OLSEN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Republican 6000
Democratic 4000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Brown — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Frazier — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chu — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety environment transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 323 do?
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2016, exempts a project or an activity to repair, maintain, or make minor alterations to an existing roadway, as defined, if the project or activity is carried out by a city or county with a population of less than 100,000 persons to improve public safety and meets other specified requirements. This bill would extend the above exemption to January 1, 2020.
Who sponsors AB 323?
AB 323 is sponsored by Achadjian, Baker, Bates, Bigelow, Chávez, Galgiani, Gallagher, James (Republican), Grove, Shannon (Republican), Huff, Lackey, Tom (Republican), Linder, Maienschein, Mayes, Obernolte, Olsen, Perea, Vidak, and Travis Allen.
What is the current status of AB 323?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 323?
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