republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/sb-445.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Underground storage tanks: hazardous substances: petroleum: groundwater and surface water contamination."
description: "(1) Existing law provides for the regulation of underground storage tanks by the State Water Resources Control Board. Existing law requires underground storage tanks that are used to store hazardous substances and that are installed after January 1, 1984, to meet certain requirements, including that the primary containment be product tight and that the tank's secondary containment meet specified standards. However, in lieu of these generally applied requirements, existing law authorizes underground storage tanks for motor vehicle fuels installed before January 1, 1997, to be designed and constructed in accordance with alternative requirements. Existing law imposes various monitoring, inspection, replacement, and upgrading requirements on underground storage tanks installed on or before January 1, 1984, and used for the storage of hazardous substances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 445"
citation: "California SB 445 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Underground storage tanks: hazardous substances: petroleum: groundwater and surface water contamination."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 41
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2014-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cd86279-67b4-4ee6-bac4-2edbce021fa6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445"
source_hash: "c808b38d765685ed85cc92e4be496412f088ddf21d8b7ad9afe455fde7bc508d"
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 SB 445 (20132014) — Underground storage tanks: hazardous substances: petroleum: groundwater and surface water contamination.

(1) Existing law provides for the regulation of underground storage tanks by the State Water Resources Control Board. Existing law requires underground storage tanks that are used to store hazardous substances and that are installed after January 1, 1984, to meet certain requirements, including that the primary containment be product tight and that the tank's secondary containment meet specified standards. However, in lieu of these generally applied requirements, existing law authorizes underground storage tanks for motor vehicle fuels installed before January 1, 1997, to be designed and constructed in accordance with alternative requirements. Existing law imposes various monitoring, inspection, replacement, and upgrading requirements on underground storage tanks installed on or before January 1, 1984, and used for the storage of hazardous substances.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44599INT)
2. **01/08/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44595AMD)
3. **06/10/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44594AMD)
4. **08/05/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44598AMD)
5. **08/12/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44597AMD)
6. **08/18/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44593AMD)
7. **08/22/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44592AMD)
8. **08/26/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44596AMD)
9. **09/25/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44590CHP)
10. **SB445** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445)
11. **09/04/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB445&version=20130SB44591ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **25–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 445 Hill Third Reading Urgency By ACHADJIAN — **64–8** (pass) · lower
- Be referred to Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Be referred to Committee on Public Safety. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB445 Hill Urgency Clause Concurrence — **33–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hill — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2013-02-22** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- **2013-03-11** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-28** Set for hearing April 15.
- **2013-04-16** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 564.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-04-19** Set for hearing April 29.
- **2013-04-29** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-06** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 9. Page 805.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-06** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2013-05-20** Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-08** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 8). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-12** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-12** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 2513.)
- **2013-08-15** Set, first hearing. Held in committee without recommendation.
- **2013-08-26** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-01-08** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-01-09** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-09** (Ayes 50. Noes 22. Page 3534.) .
- **2014-05-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 8). Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-06-10** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-18** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-14** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-18** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-08-22** Read third time and amended. (Page 6342.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-22** Ordered to third reading.
- **2014-08-26** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 64. Noes 8. Page 6491.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-26** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2014-08-27** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-27** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E.Q. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4919.) Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-08-28** Set for hearing August 28.
- **2014-08-28** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4959.) `committee-passage`
- **2014-08-29** Urgency clause adopted.
- **2014-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 4968.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2014-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 547, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cd86279-67b4-4ee6-bac4-2edbce021fa6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).