Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed legislation to improve public health and safety and protect California’s natural environment.
• AB 146 by Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) – State Air Resources Board: membership.
• AB 549 by Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) – Recycling: electronic waste.
• AB 685 by Assemblymember Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park) – State water policy.
• AB 837 by Assemblymember Brian Nestande (R-Palm Desert) – Solid waste: plastic products.
• AB 845 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) – Solid waste: place of origin.
• AB 880 by Assemblymember Brian Nestande (R-Palm Desert) – Ecological reserves: Mirage Trail.
• AB 890 by Assemblymember Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) – Environment: CEQA exemption: roadway improvement.
• AB 1266 by Assemblymember Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) – Vehicles: recreational off-highway vehicles.
• AB 1478 by Assemblymember Robert Blumenfield (D-Van Nuys) – State Parks: finances.
• AB 1508 by Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) – Junk dealers and recyclers: nonferrous materials.
• AB 1566 by Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) – Aboveground storage tanks: enforcement.
• AB 1589 by Assemblymember Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) – State parks: sustainability and protection.
• AB 1647 by Assemblymember Richard Gordon (D-Redwood City) – Solid waste: waste tires: enforcement.
• AB 1656 by Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-Mountain View) – San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.
• AB 1701 by Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) – Underground storage tanks: local agencies.
• AB 1750 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Rainwater Capture Act of 2012.
• AB 1801 by Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose) – Land use: fees.
• AB 1830 by Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) – Water service: mobilehome parks.
• AB 1933 by Assemblymember Richard Gordon (D-Redwood City) – Beverage containers: handling fees: enforcement.
• AB 1961 by Assemblymember Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) – Coho salmon: habitat.
• AB 1965 by Assemblymember Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) – Land use.
• AB 1966 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) – Natural resources: oil and gas: drilling.
• AB 2005 by Assemblymember Martin Garrick (R-Carlsbad) – Oil spills: nontank vessels: contingency plans and financial responsibility.
• AB 2118 by Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Torrance) – Household goods carriers.
• AB 2230 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Burbank) – Recycled water: car washes.
• AB 2363 by Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-Eureka) – Commercial fishing: Dungeness crab.
• AB 2445 by Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) -State Capitol.
• AB 2669 by the Committee on Natural Resources – Environmental quality: California Environmental Quality Act.
• SB 200 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Delta levee maintenance.
• SB 935 by the Committee on Environmental Quality – Ballast water.
• SB 965 by Senator Roderick Wright (D-Los Angeles) – State and local government.
• SB 1278 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Planning and zoning: flood protection: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
• SB 1495 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:
• AB 467 by Assemblymember Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park) – Environment: Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 955 by Assemblymember Alyson Huber (D-El Dorado Hills) – Recreational trails: California Recreational Trails Committee. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 234 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 505 by Senator Doug La Malfa (R-Butte) – Fish: licenses: trout hatcheries. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 744 by Senator Mark Wyland (R-Escondido) – Water submeters: testing. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 975 by Senator Roderick Wright (D-Los Angeles) – Professions and vocations: regulatory authority. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1063 by Senator Ted Gaines (R-Fair Oaks) – Bear Lake Reservoir: recreational use. A veto message can be found here.
For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html.