AB 649 California Assembly · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery: Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Relations.

Summary

The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 establishes in the California Environmental Protection Agency the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery with specified powers and duties relating to waste management. This bill would establish the Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Relations within the department. The bill would prescribe the duties of the office, including, among others, ensuring that the department's programs effectively address the needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, California Native American tribes, and farmworkers.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Aug 2022

Assembly Passage

Jan 2022

Senate Passage

Aug 2022

Signed into Law

Sep 2022

Introduced Feb 12, 2021 Signed Sep 23, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Aug 22, 2022 · Assembly Jan 27, 2022

How they voted

32–1

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 40

Aug 22, 2022

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican9

1 Yea 1 Nay 7

11% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 23, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Aug 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 4950.).

upper

Aug 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Jun 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

May 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to Com. on E.Q.

upper

Jan 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 3409.)

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 20).

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 15, 2021

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

lower

Feb 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor