(1) Existing law, until January 1, 2014, prohibits, if the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves an application to prohibit the release of sewage from large passenger vessels or if the State Water Resources Control Board determines that an application is not necessary, an owner or operator of a large passenger vessel from releasing, or permitting another to release, sewage from the vessel into the marine waters of the state. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2014, the owner or operator to notify the California Emergency Management Agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after the discovery of a release of sewage from a large passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary. Existing law requires the owner or operator to notify the agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after the discovery of a release of graywater from a large passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state. Existing law imposes on a person who violates the prohibition a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation.
(1) Existing law, until January 1, 2014, prohibits, if the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves an application to prohibit the release of sewage from large passenger vessels or if the State Water Resources Control Board determines that an application is not necessary, an owner or operator of a large passenger vessel from releasing, or permitting another to release, sewage from the vessel into the marine waters of the state. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2014, the owner or operator to notify the California Emergency Management Agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after the discovery of a release of sewage from a large passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary. Existing law requires the owner or operator to notify the agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after the discovery of a release of graywater from a large passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state. Existing law imposes on a person who violates the prohibition a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1360 Simitian Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1360 Simitian Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Simitian — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2012-02-26 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-08 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2012-03-28 Set for hearing April 16.
2012-04-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-17 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3190.) (April 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-18 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-20 Set for hearing April 30.
2012-05-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3388.) (April 30). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3428.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-07 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-05-25 Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2012-06-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-09 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5969.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-16 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-21 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4628.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2012-09-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 279, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2c255e78-0558-44aa-84a1-13e5bc93a32d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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