---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mining and geology: surface mining."
description: "(1) The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "AB 1142"
citation: "California AB 1142 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mining and geology: surface mining."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gray"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 37
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2015-02-27"
last_action: "2016-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdabecff-3fd6-42af-b14b-fba5fd455138"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142"
source_hash: "c14c875125973498dfdb9a5215836a58912011330f4e23f9879ad9ac32724cea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1142 (20152016) — Mining and geology: surface mining.

(1) The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/27/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114299INT)
2. **03/16/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114292AMD)
3. **04/06/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114298AMD)
4. **04/18/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114290CHP)
5. **05/05/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114297AMD)
6. **06/03/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114296AMD)
7. **07/01/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114295AMD)
8. **08/18/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114294AMD)
9. **09/01/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114293AMD)
10. **AB1142** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142)
11. **04/14/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1142&version=20150AB114291ENR)

## Votes

- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1142 GRAY Assembly Third Reading — **73–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1142 Gray By Pavley — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1142 GRAY Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2015-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2015-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
- **2015-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2015-03-19** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-07** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-05** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-05-06** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1613.)
- **2015-05-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-05-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-06-03** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1851.) `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-04** Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 1903.)
- **2015-06-04** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 1911.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-04** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2015-06-18** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-08-17** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2015-08-18** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-08-24** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2015-08-31** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 27). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2015-09-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-09-08** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Galgiani.
- **2016-03-16** From inactive file.
- **2016-03-16** Ordered to second reading.
- **2016-03-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-03-17** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-03-31** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3349.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-03-31** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after April 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2016-04-07** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-12** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 11). `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4354.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-18** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:15 a.m.
- **2016-04-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2016.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdabecff-3fd6-42af-b14b-fba5fd455138`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).