Relative to climate change.
Summary
This measure would declare that California will continue to lead in its efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and fight global climate change and would encourage other state legislatures and cities in the nation to continue to support and follow the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement. This measure would request that the United Nations create a category for the recognition and participation of subnational jurisdictions whose parent countries are not part of or have withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Sep 2017
Assembly Passage
Aug 2017
Senate Passage
Sep 2017
Signed into Law
Sep 2017
Introduced Jun 8, 2017
Signed Sep 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Sep 7, 2017
How they voted
22–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 32
Sep 7, 2017
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican10
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Sep 19, 2017
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11:30 a.m.
legislature
Sep 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Sep 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2566.)
upper
Aug 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 30).
upper
Aug 23, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on EQ.
upper
Aug 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 14. Page 2683.)
lower
Jul 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 10).
lower
Jun 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 47 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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