The California Clean Energy Jobs Act, an initiative approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election as Proposition 39, made changes to corporate incomes taxes and, except as specified, provides for the transfer of $550,000,000 annually from the General Fund to the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund for 5 fiscal years beginning with the 2013–14 fiscal year. Existing law provides for allocation of these funds to public school facilities, university and college facilities, other public buildings and facilities, as well as job training and workforce development, and public-private partnerships, for eligible projects, as specified. Existing law establishes the Citizens Oversight Board and requires it to, among other things, annually review all expenditures from the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund.
California AB 2227 (20132014) — Citizens Oversight Board: implementation.
The California Clean Energy Jobs Act, an initiative approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election as Proposition 39, made changes to corporate incomes taxes and, except as specified, provides for the transfer of $550,000,000 annually from the General Fund to the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund for 5 fiscal years beginning with the 2013–14 fiscal year. Existing law provides for allocation of these funds to public school facilities, university and college facilities, other public buildings and facilities, as well as job training and workforce development, and public-private partnerships, for eligible projects, as specified. Existing law establishes the Citizens Oversight Board and requires it to, among other things, annually review all expenditures from the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2227 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2227 Quirk By Hill — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Be referred to Committee on Natural Resources. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2227 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Quirk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2014-03-06 Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. referral-committee
2014-03-26 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-03-27 Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. referral-committee
2014-04-22 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-04-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-24 Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. referral-committee
2014-04-28 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2014-04-28 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-07 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-08 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2014-05-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5268.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-11 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2014-06-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4421.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-18 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6088.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 683, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb850efb-6a4c-4137-98f5-e2bc9a515e21. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).