California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1697 — Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2016.

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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 January 21, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. Existing law requires the program to provide funding measures to certain entities to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California's fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state's climate change policies. Existing law requires the commission to provide preferences to projects that maximize the goals of the program based on certain criteria, including the project's ability to provide economic benefits for California by promoting California-based technology firms, jobs, and businesses. Existing law specifies that projects eligible for funding include workforce training programs related to various sectors or occupations related to the purposes of the program. This bill would add a project's ability to transition workers to, or promote employment in, the alternative and renewable fuels and vehicle technology sector as additional criteria on which preference under the program shall be provided. The bill would revise the eligibility criteria for workforce training programs, as specified. The bill would require the commission to collaborate with entities, as specified, that have expertise in workforce development to implement the workforce development components of the program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2016.

  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 80. Noes 0. Page 6158.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 5118.).

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5021.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).

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

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 19).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D., & E. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 31). Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  27. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Primary
  • Chu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bonilla

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Brown
  • Campos
  • Chu

Not signed on (118)

118 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 1697 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Harper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — 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
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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3rd Reading AB1697 Bonilla By Roth

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251001
Democratic 2100
Total 271101
% of votes cast 69%28%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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
Nielsen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1697 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Hadley — 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
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.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 16000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — 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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Be re-referred to the Committee on [Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy]

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Republican 0001
Total 8003
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

labor energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1697 do?
Existing law establishes the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. Existing law requires the program to provide funding measures to certain entities to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California's fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state's climate change policies. Existing law requires the commission to provide preferences to projects that maximize the goals of the program based on certain criteria, including the project's ability to provide economic benefits for California by promoting California-based technology firms, jobs, and businesses. Existing law specifies that projects eligible for funding include workforce training programs related to various sectors or occupations related to the purposes of the program. This bill would add a project's ability to transition workers to, or promote employment in, the alternative and renewable fuels and vehicle technology sector as additional criteria on which preference under the program shall be provided. The bill would revise the eligibility criteria for workforce training programs, as specified. The bill would require the commission to collaborate with entities, as specified, that have expertise in workforce development to implement the workforce development components of the program.
Who sponsors AB 1697?
AB 1697 is sponsored by Brown, Campos, Bonilla, and Chu.
What is the current status of AB 1697?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1697?
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