Coastal resources: oil spills: grants.
Summary
The Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act authorizes the administrator for oil spill response to offer grants to a local government with jurisdiction over or directly adjacent to waters of the state to provide oil spill response equipment to be deployed by a certified local spill response manager, as provided. This bill would provide that Native American tribes and other public entities are also eligible to receive those grants.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2019
Assembly Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Jul 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed Jul 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2019 · Assembly Apr 11, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jul 1, 2019
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jul 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jul 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jul 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1876.).
upper
Jun 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
upper
Jun 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1189.)
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 3).
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Monique Limón
DDemocratic
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