Relative to the Smith River watershed.
Summary
This measure would urge the President of the United States and Congress to permanently safeguard the currently unprotected North Fork of the Smith River watershed in Oregon from any mining activities that would have the potential impacts on water supplies, economies, or the environment in California's portion of the Smith River watershed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2015
Committee Review
Jul 2015
Senate Passage
Apr 2015
Assembly Passage
Jun 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Jan 21, 2015
Signed Jul 6, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2015 · Assembly Jun 25, 2015
How they voted
22–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
Apr 9, 2015
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jul 6, 2015
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:15 p.m.
legislature
Jul 2, 2015
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 1752.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Jun 29, 2015
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Jun 25, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (47-17-8)
assembly
Jun 23, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 22).
lower
Jun 11, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Apr 9, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-9-1)
senate
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 406.) (March 24).
upper
Mar 17, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Feb 5, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 44 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike McGuire
DDemocratic
Co
Adrin Nazarian
DDemocratic
Co
Autumn R. Burke
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Dodd
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Quirk
DDemocratic
Co
BM
Brian Maienschein
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Holden
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
DW
Das Williams
DDemocratic
Co
David Chiu
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Chau
DDemocratic
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