Hazardous waste.
Summary
The Hazardous Waste Control Law, among other things, authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the generation and disposal of hazardous waste.   This bill would require the department, by January 1, 2018, to establish or update criteria for use in determining whether to issue a new or modified hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, and to develop and implement, by July 1, 2018, programmatic reforms designed to improve the protectiveness, timeliness, legal defensibility, and enforceability of the department's permitting program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Sep 2015
Senate Passage
Jun 2015
Assembly Passage
Sep 2015
Signed into Law
Oct 2015
Introduced Feb 27, 2015
Signed Oct 8, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Sep 12, 2015 · Assembly Sep 10, 2015
How they voted
28–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Sep 12, 2015
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican10
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Oct 8, 2015
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 12, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-4-1)
senate
Sep 11, 2015
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 2754.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 10, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (44-24-4)
assembly
Sep 10, 2015
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 28, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27).
lower
Jul 15, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jul 8, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Jun 18, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
May 28, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1158.) (May 28).
upper
May 5, 2015
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 859.) (April 29).
upper
Apr 16, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
Apr 6, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Mar 12, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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