AB 581 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014.

Summary
Existing law, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, approved by the voters as Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $7,545,000,000 to finance a water quality, supply, and infrastructure improvement program. The act provides that it is the intent of the people that, to the extent practicable, a project supported by the funds made available by the act will include signage informing the public that the project received funds from the act. This bill would require certain recipients of funding pursuant to the act to post signs acknowledging the source of funds in accordance with guidelines that the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency would be required to develop.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Feb 2016
Assembly Passage
Jan 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2015 Last action Feb 4, 2016
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 25, 2016

How they voted

73–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 77
Jan 25, 2016
D Democratic51
49 Yea 2
96% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
12
Feb 4, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Jan 25, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (73-0-4)
assembly
Jan 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 21).
lower
Jan 12, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jan 5, 2016
Committee
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 5). Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
lower
Jan 4, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
Jan 4, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.
lower
Apr 29, 2015
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 26, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.
lower
Mar 9, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.
lower
Feb 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jimmy Gomez
Jimmy Gomez
DDemocratic
CA
51