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type: "Bill"
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title: "Environmental quality: pipelines: project applicants."
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description: "(1) 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 (EIR) 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. CEQA exempts a project of less than one mile in length within a public street or highway or any other public right-of-way for the installation of a new pipeline, as defined, or the maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, removal, or demolition of an existing pipeline. Existing law excludes from the definition of pipeline, for purposes of this exemption, certain surface facilities."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20112012"
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identifier: "AB 2564"
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citation: "California AB 2564 (20112012)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Environmental quality: pipelines: project applicants."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ma"]
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version_count: 12
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2012-02-24"
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last_action: "2012-09-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8451f370-680e-41fe-83d4-25dfd0d0a061"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564"
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source_hash: "4012960701ffd716bdc9a28bf62f5d4b18b78fde6af9e64d72bee861a4b366fc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 2564 (20112012) — Environmental quality: pipelines: project applicants.
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(1) 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 (EIR) 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. CEQA exempts a project of less than one mile in length within a public street or highway or any other public right-of-way for the installation of a new pipeline, as defined, or the maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, removal, or demolition of an existing pipeline. Existing law excludes from the definition of pipeline, for purposes of this exemption, certain surface facilities.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/24/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256499INT)
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2. **03/29/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256498AMD)
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3. **04/25/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256497AMD)
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4. **06/12/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256496AMD)
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5. **06/26/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256495AMD)
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6. **08/07/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256494AMD)
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7. **08/13/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256493AMD)
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8. **08/21/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256492AMD)
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9. **08/31/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256491AMD)
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10. **09/23/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256489CHP)
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11. **AB2564** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564)
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12. **09/11/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2564&version=20110AB256490ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Amend, and re-refer to the Committee on Natural Resources. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
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- AB 2564 MA Third Reading Urgency — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Supp 2 AB2564 Ma By Padilla Urgency Clause — **31–4** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 2564 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **69–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ma — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-02-24** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
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- **2012-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
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- **2012-02-27** Read first time. `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-29** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-03-29** 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, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-04-09** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-24** From committee: Amend and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 23). `committee-passage`
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- **2012-04-25** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-04-26** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-06-12** 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, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-06-13** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-06-26** 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, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-06-27** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-08-06** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2012-08-07** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-08-08** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-08-13** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-08-14** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-08-20** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2012-08-21** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-08-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2012-08-23** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6206.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2012-08-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2012-08-27** Joint Rule 61(b)(15) suspended. (Page 4875.)
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- **2012-08-28** Referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee`
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- **2012-08-28** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4895.)
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- **2012-08-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2012-08-30** Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Page 5029.)
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- **2012-08-31** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 30). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2012-08-31** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2012-08-31** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
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- **2012-08-31** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2012-08-31** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 5075.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2012-08-31** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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- **2012-08-31** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6775.)
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- **2012-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 2. Page 6779.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2012-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
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- **2012-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2012-09-23** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2012.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8451f370-680e-41fe-83d4-25dfd0d0a061`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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