SJR 12 California Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Relative to oil and gas leases.

Summary
This measure would urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to modify bankruptcy rules to provide, in the event of liquidation and termination of oil and gas leases under the United States Bankruptcy Code, that priority is given to plug and abandonment and restoration obligations, to protect the environment, over all secured creditor claims.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Aug 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Feb 13, 2024 Signed Aug 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024 · Assembly Aug 15, 2024

How they voted

292
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 40
Jun 6, 2024
D Democratic31
27 Yea 4
87% Yea
R Republican9
2 Yea 2 Nay 5
22% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Aug 21, 2024
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.
legislature
Aug 15, 2024
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (57-11-11)
assembly
Aug 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 57. Noes 11. Page 6312.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jul 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 1).
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-2-9)
senate
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 29. Noes 2. Page 4348.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3608.) (April 15).
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dave Min
Dave Min
DDemocratic
CA
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