SB 891

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 31, 2022
  • Passed Senate May 23, 2022
  • Passed Assembly Aug 15, 2022
  • Became Law Sep 28, 2022

Business licenses: stormwater discharge compliance.

Abstract

(1) Existing law requires, when applying to a city or a county for an initial business license or business license renewal, a person who conducts a business operation that is a regulated industry, as defined, to demonstrate enrollment with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program by providing specified information, under penalty of perjury, on the application, including, among other things, the Standard Industrial Classification Code for the business, and an applicable identification number, as specified. Existing law applies these provisions to all applications for initial business licenses and business license renewals submitted on and after January 1, 2020. This bill would expand the application of these provisions to instruments or permits equivalent to business licenses and to the renewals of those equivalent instruments or permits. By expanding the crime of perjury and by expanding the duties of cities and counties relative to those equivalent instruments or permits, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires all records to be open to inspection and provides that every person has a right to inspect any public record, except public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law. This bill would require the city or county to make the applicable identification number available to the public upon request, as provided. (2) Under existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards are the principal state agencies with responsibility for the coordination and control of water quality in the state. The act, with certain exceptions, requires a waste discharger to file certain information with the appropriate regional board. Existing law, the Storm Water Enforcement Act of 1998, dischargers exempt from NPDES permitting requirements, as defined, are required to obtain "notice of nonapplicability" (NONA) identification numbers or "no exposure certification" (NEC) identification numbers, as issued by the State Water Resources Control Board, to signify that stormwater discharge requirements do not apply to their facilities or that the federal government has certified the stormwater they discharge has not been exposed to industrial materials. Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards to regulate water quality throughout the state, including by collecting reports of stormwater discharge activities from dischargers. Existing law, the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , facilitates e-reporting for information systems that receive reports and other documents electronically for EPA-authorized programs, including receiving information of discharge compliance from dischargers. Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to implement these provisions, including by creating a database of compliance reports from dischargers, such as the Stormwater Multiple Application and Report Tracking System. This bill would require, on or before June 1, 2023, the state board to require all recipients of a NONA identification number or NEC identification number issued for a facility by the state board on or after January 1, 2020, to upload all pertinent information used to seek a NONA or NEC to the state board's Stormwater Multiple Application and Report Tracking System database. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Sep 28, 2022

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 678, Statutes of 2022.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

Aug 30, 2022

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

Aug 23, 2022

Senate

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 5021.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Aug 15, 2022

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 5. Page 5886.) Ordered to the Senate.

Senate

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Aug 08, 2022

Assembly

Read third time and amended.

Assembly

Ordered to third reading.

Aug 04, 2022

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 03, 2022

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (August 3).

Jun 29, 2022

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 21, 2022

Assembly

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on L. GOV.

Jun 15, 2022

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on L. GOV.

May 27, 2022

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and L. GOV.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and L. GOV.

May 24, 2022

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

May 23, 2022

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 2. Page 3833.) Ordered to the Assembly.

May 19, 2022

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 18, 2022

Senate

Ordered to second reading.

Senate

Read third time and amended.

May 17, 2022

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 16, 2022

Senate

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

May 06, 2022

Senate

Set for hearing May 16.

Apr 28, 2022

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3540.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 14, 2022

Senate

Set for hearing April 27.

Mar 31, 2022

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3292.) (March 31). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E.Q.

Mar 22, 2022

Senate

Set for hearing March 31.

Mar 18, 2022

Senate

Referral to Com. on JUD. rescinded because of the limitations placed on committee hearings due to ongoing health and safety risks of the COVID-19 virus.

Mar 17, 2022

Senate

Re-referred to Coms. on GOV. & F., E.Q., and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on GOV. & F., E.Q., and JUD.

Mar 09, 2022

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Feb 09, 2022

Senate

Referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Feb 07, 2022

Senate

(Ayes 31. Noes 6.)

Senate

Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2880.)

Senate

Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

Feb 01, 2022

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 3.

Jan 31, 2022

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB891 HTML
01/31/22 - Introduced PDF
03/09/22 - Amended Senate PDF
05/18/22 - Amended Senate PDF
06/21/22 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/08/22 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/25/22 - Enrolled PDF
09/28/22 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/28/22- Senate Governance and Finance PDF
04/25/22- Senate Environmental Quality PDF
05/18/22- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
05/21/22- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
06/10/22- Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials PDF
06/28/22- Assembly Local Government PDF
08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations PDF
08/05/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
08/10/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
08/15/22- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF

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