Relative to marine aquaculture.
Summary
This measure would request the Congress to develop a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for marine aquaculture that undergoes complete environmental review and is at least as protective as that codified in California's Sustainable Oceans Act to address environmental and economic concerns.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2010
Assembly Passage
May 2010
Signed into Law
Jun 2010
Introduced Aug 25, 2009
Signed Jun 2, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2010 · Assembly May 17, 2010
How they voted
21–9
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 35
Apr 8, 2010
D
Democratic23
91% Yea
R
Republican12
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
4
May 27, 2010
Introduced
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 22. Noes 9. Page 3619.) To enrollment.
upper
May 17, 2010
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (35-19-7)
assembly
May 17, 2010
Lower · Passed
Read, amended, and adopted. (Ayes 48. Noes 23. Page 5194.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Lower · Passed
(Heard in committee on April 27.)
lower
Apr 8, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-9-5)
senate
Apr 6, 2010
Upper · Passed
(April 6 amended version corrected April 15.)
upper
Apr 5, 2010
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 3002.)
upper
Jan 7, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Aug 25, 2009
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 39 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph Simitian
DDemocratic
Co
Abel Maldonado
RRepublican
Co
AH
Alyson Huber
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Monning
DDemocratic
Co
BB
Bob Blumenfield
DDemocratic
Co
BL
Bonnie Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Cathleen Galgiani
DDemocratic
Co
CD
Curren D Price
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
FF
Felipe Fuentes
DDemocratic
Co
FM
Fiona Ma
DDemocratic
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