AB 3238

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly Feb 22, 2024
  • Passed Assembly May 22, 2024
  • Senate
  • Governor

California Environmental Quality Act: electrical infrastructure projects.

Abstract

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. The CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. The CEQA exempts certain projects from its requirements, including actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. Existing law prohibits an electrical corporation from beginning the construction of a line, plant, or system, or extensions of those facilities without first having to obtain from the Public Utilities Commission a certificate that the present or future convenience and necessity require or will require the construction. Existing law specifies that the certificate is not required for the extension, expansion, upgrade, or other modification of existing electrical transmission facilities. This bill would, for electrical infrastructure projects, as defined, designate the commission as the lead agency for purposes of the CEQA, would require the commission to prescribe procedures for the preparation of the appropriate environmental review document for those projects, and would specify the manner in which the environmental review for those projects is to be conducted. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2035.

Bill Sponsors (13)

Votes


Actions


Aug 15, 2024

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Aug 12, 2024

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR suspense file.

Jul 08, 2024

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 3).

Jun 25, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

Jun 12, 2024

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E., U. & C.

Jun 05, 2024

Senate

Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and E.Q.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on E., U. & C. and E.Q.

May 23, 2024

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 22, 2024

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 5508.)

May 20, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 16, 2024

Assembly

Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16).

May 08, 2024

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR APPR. suspense file.

Apr 29, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 25, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 24, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22).

Apr 18, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on NAT. RES.

Apr 17, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 16, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 16).

Apr 15, 2024

Assembly

Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4775.)

Assembly

(Pending re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES.)

Apr 09, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on W., P., & W.

Apr 08, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 04, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 3).

Mar 21, 2024

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and W., P., & W.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on U. & E. and W., P., & W.

Feb 22, 2024

Assembly

Introduced measure version corrected.

Feb 17, 2024

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

Feb 16, 2024

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB3238 HTML
02/16/24 - Introduced PDF
04/08/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
04/17/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
04/25/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/16/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/12/24 - Amended Senate PDF
07/08/24 - Amended Senate PDF

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05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/24/24- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications PDF
07/01/24- Senate Environmental Quality PDF
07/02/24- Senate Environmental Quality PDF
08/09/24- Senate Appropriations PDF

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