California Transportation Commission: funding prohibition: coal shipment.
Summary
Existing law creates the California Transportation Commission, with various duties and responsibilities relative to the programming and allocation of funds for transportation capital projects. This bill would, except as specified, prohibit the commission from programming or allocating any state funds for new bulk coal terminal projects, as defined. The bill would require terminal project grantees to annually report to the commission that the project is not being used to handle, store, or transport coal in bulk.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Senate Passage
Jun 2016
Assembly Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Feb 19, 2016
Signed Aug 26, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2016 · Assembly Aug 22, 2016
How they voted
23–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jun 2, 2016
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Aug 26, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 24, 2016
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 5375.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 22, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (44-23-4)
assembly
Aug 22, 2016
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
lower
Aug 3, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (August 3).
lower
Jun 28, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 20, 2016
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Jun 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Jun 2, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-9-1)
senate
May 31, 2016
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
upper
May 27, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4007.) (May 27).
upper
Apr 26, 2016
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 25, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 3617.) (April 19).
upper
Apr 13, 2016
Upper · Passed
April 12 hearing: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Apr 4, 2016
Upper · Passed
April 5 hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Apr 4, 2016
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Mar 30, 2016
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Mar 3, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Feb 19, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Loni Hancock
DDemocratic
Co
Rob Bonta
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Thurmond
DDemocratic
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