Climate change: Transformative Climate Communities Program.
Summary
Existing law creates the Transformative Climate Communities Program, which is administered by the Strategic Growth Council. Existing law requires the council to award competitive grants to specified eligible entities for the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities, as defined. This bill would require the council to consider applications for projects undertaken in unincorporated areas of a county.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Assembly Passage
Sep 2019
Signed into Law
Sep 2019
Introduced Feb 19, 2019
Signed Sep 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2019 · Assembly Sep 5, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Apr 25, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Sep 27, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3045.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 30).
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 823.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 549.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on EQ.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melissa Hurtado
DDemocratic
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