AB 652: San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: governing board: alternate members. - California

07/17/25 - Amended Senate → 09/05/25 - Enrolled · 3 edits · Sep 5, 2025

MINOR

The enrolled version of AB 652 removed provisions that specifically required members from supervisorial districts 4 and 5, and certain public members, to serve shortened two-year terms in 2029. Instead, the bill now relies solely on a random drawing mechanism (already present in subdivision (d)(2)) to select which four members will serve two-year terms, making the process geographically neutral rather than targeting specific districts.

Scope change

The mechanism for staggering board member terms in 2029 changed from a targeted approach (naming specific supervisorial districts and public member categories) to a neutral random drawing that could select any qualifying member, reducing geographic bias in term assignment.

TIMELINE

Removed the requirement that each member appointed to represent supervisorial districts 4 and 5 in the 2029 calendar year must serve a two-year term. Previously these specific districts were singled out for shortened terms.

Removed the requirement that public members appointed as an environmental justice representative or a scientific/technical expert (subparagraphs B and C) in the 2029 calendar year must serve a two-year term. Previously these specific public member categories were singled out for shortened terms.

The random drawing mechanism in subdivision (d)(2) is now the sole method for determining which members receive shortened two-year terms. It selects 2 of the 5 city selection committee appointees and 2 of the 3 public members at random, replacing the prior targeted approach that named specific districts and member categories.

10/01/25 - Chaptered → AB652 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The bill text of AB 652 (amending Section 40100.6 of the Health and Safety Code regarding the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District governing board) is identical in both versions. The differences are entirely presentational: the document was re-rendered from a traditional chaptered legislative format into a web-based layout with navigation elements, a digest key, version history, and publication metadata.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional chaptered document (with page numbers, headers, and 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED' markings) into a web-based rendering that includes site navigation, a quick search box, version history list, publication date, and a digest key showing Vote: MAJORITY, Appropriation: NO, Fiscal Committee: NO, Local Program: NO.

09/05/25 - Enrolled → 10/01/25 - Chaptered · 3 edits · Oct 1, 2025

MINOR

No substantive policy changes occurred between the Enrolled and Chaptered versions of AB 652. The differences are limited to formatting updates that accompany the bill's transition into law: the header was changed to the standard 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' format, the chapter number (160) and approval date (October 1, 2025) were added, page references were updated, and line wrapping was adjusted. The actual legal text amending Section 40100.6 of the Health and Safety Code is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from enrolled bill format (with passage dates and clerk signatures) to chaptered law format with 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL,' chapter number 160, and the governor's approval date of October 1, 2025.

Page numbering and footer references changed from 'AB 652' page markers to 'Ch. 160' page markers, and internal page cross-references were updated from 94 to 93.

Line wrapping and indentation of the legislative counsel's digest and statutory text were reformatted to fit the chaptered law layout, with no changes to the underlying legal language.

06/05/25 - Amended Senate → 07/08/25 - Amended Senate · 3 edits · Jul 8, 2025

MINOR

This amendment to AB 652 (San Diego County Air Pollution Control District governing board) is primarily a cleanup of drafting artifacts and renumbering of subparagraphs. The substantive policy content - board composition, tie-breaking procedures, alternate members, shortened 2-year terms for 2029 appointees in supervisorial districts 4 and 5, and the armed forces liaison provision - remains unchanged from the prior version.

TECHNICAL

Subparagraphs in section 40100.6(a)(3) were renumbered: old (C) and (D) became new (B) and (C), with empty placeholders left at positions (C) and (D). This indicates a prior deletion was formalized in the numbering.

Removed redundant drafting artifact 'calendar year 2029' which appeared as a duplicated phrase, leaving only 'in the 2029 calendar year' in the two-year term provisions for districts 4 and 5 and public members.

The armed forces liaison provision in section 40100.6(h)(2) was reworded to remove a duplicated 'designate designate' artifact, resulting in cleaner language: 'shall designate, after consultation with the United States Armed Forces, one member to serve as the liaison.'

07/08/25 - Amended Senate → 07/17/25 - Amended Senate · 3 edits · Jul 17, 2025

MINOR

The July 17 Senate amendment removes the population-based weighted vote tie-breaking mechanism that city selection committees would have used when selecting members from supervisorial districts, and replaces it with a random drawing process at the first 2029 board meeting to determine which four members (two city-selected and two public) serve shortened two-year terms. This simplifies the selection process by eliminating the complex weighted voting formula while introducing an element of chance for staggered term transitions.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the population-based weighted vote tie-breaking provision that would have allowed city selection committee members to resolve deadlocks by weighting votes according to each city's population within a supervisorial district.

Added a requirement that on the first board meeting in 2029, the governing board clerk conduct a random drawing to select two city-selected members (from paragraph 3) and two public members (from paragraph 4) to serve shortened two-year terms instead of the standard four-year term.

TIMELINE

The 2029 shortened-term provisions for public members are reorganized into a new subparagraph (D) under paragraph (4), explicitly applying the two-year term to public members representing environmental justice interests and those with scientific/technical air pollution backgrounds.

02/13/25 - Introduced → 03/18/25 - Amended Assembly · 5 edits · Mar 18, 2025

MODERATE

The amendment to AB 652 makes several changes to the composition and selection process for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District governing board. It removes a requirement tying one board of supervisors seat to the district's state board representative, expands eligibility for supervisorial district seats to include mayors (not just city council members), adds a population-weighted tie-breaking mechanism for city selection committees, and creates shortened two-year terms for certain 2029 appointments to stagger future turnover.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement that one of the two board of supervisors members must be the supervisor currently serving as the district's member on the state air resources board. Both seats are now freely appointed by a majority of the board of supervisors.

Changed the five supervisorial district representatives from 'one city council member' to 'one mayor or city council member,' expanding who can hold those seats.

REQUIREMENT

Added a tie-breaking mechanism: if the city selection committee deadlocks, a weighted vote based on the population of each city (or portion thereof) within that supervisorial district is taken, and this weighted vote is determinative in selecting the member.

TIMELINE

Added a provision requiring members appointed to represent supervisorial districts 4 and 5 in calendar year 2029 to serve two-year terms instead of the standard four-year term, effectively staggering their expiration relative to other seats.

Added a provision requiring public members representing environmental justice interests (subparagraph B) and scientific/technical background (subparagraph C) appointed in calendar year 2029 to serve two-year terms instead of the standard four-year term.

03/18/25 - Amended Assembly → 06/05/25 - Amended Senate · 3 edits · Jun 5, 2025

MINOR

The Senate amendment to AB 652 makes one substantive policy change and several grammatical corrections. The key change removes the requirement that the liaison to the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard must be a board of supervisors representative, allowing any governing board member to serve in that role, while adding a new requirement that the designation be made after consultation with the United States Armed Forces. The remaining changes are minor typo and grammar fixes throughout the bill text.

REQUIREMENT

The liaison to the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard is no longer restricted to a member representing the board of supervisors. Any governing board member may now be designated as liaison.

A new requirement was added that the governing board must consult with the United States Armed Forces before designating the liaison member.

TECHNICAL

Multiple grammatical and typographical corrections were made, including removing redundant words (e.g., 'Those Notwithstanding' to 'Notwithstanding', 'committees committee members' to 'committee members'), fixing 'district 4 and 5' to 'districts 4 and 5', and correcting 'calendar year 2029' phrasing.

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