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AB 515 California Assembly · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Environmental quality: California Environmental Quality Act: writ of mandate.

Summary
The California Environmental Quality Act requires the court, if it finds that a public agency has violated the requirements of the act, to issue an order, in the form of a peremptory writ of mandate, specifying what actions by the public agency are necessary to comply with the requirements of the act. This bill, for a peremptory writ of mandate containing specified mandates, would expressly authorize the court to require the public agency to prepare and file an initial return of the writ. The bill would require the trial court, to the extent feasible, to issue a determination indicating whether the actions specified in the initial return and any subsequent return are adequate to comply with the peremptory writ of mandate within 30 days of the filing of the return.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Jun 2014
Assembly Passage
Jan 2014
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2013 Last action Nov 30, 2014
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 27, 2014

How they voted

53–4
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 66
Jan 27, 2014
D Democratic45
44 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican21
9 Yea 4 Nay 8
42% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
15
Amendments
4
Jun 15, 2014
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 5, 2014
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
May 19, 2014
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Mar 17, 2014
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
Feb 6, 2014
Committee
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD.
upper
Jan 27, 2014
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (53-4-9)
assembly
Jan 23, 2014
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 23).
lower
Jan 14, 2014
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jan 13, 2014
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Jan 9, 2014
Committee
(pending re-referral to the Com. on JUD.)
lower
Jan 6, 2014
Committee
From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 6). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Jan 6, 2014
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
Jan 6, 2014
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Jan 6, 2014
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 23, 2013
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 12, 2013
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Mar 11, 2013
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 11, 2013
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
Mar 4, 2013
Committee
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD.
lower
Feb 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RD
Roger Dickinson
DDemocratic
CA
7