Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
Summary
Existing law establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy in the Natural Resources Agency, and prescribes the membership and functions and duties of the conservancy. Existing law requires that the governing board of the conservancy consist of 13 voting members and 3 nonvoting liaison advisers, appointed or designated in accordance with specified procedures. This bill would require that 2 members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and 2 members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, meet with the conservancy and participate in its activities to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Jun 2015
Assembly Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
Jun 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Feb 26, 2015
Signed Jul 14, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2015 · Assembly May 7, 2015
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Jun 25, 2015
D
Democratic23
91% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 14, 2015
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 25, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Jun 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 22, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Jun 9, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
May 7, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (69-0-3)
assembly
Apr 29, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29).
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 16, 2015
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 13).
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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