(1) Existing law, the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, prohibits, with certain exceptions, a person from conducting a surface mining operation unless, among other things, a reclamation plan has been submitted to and approved by the lead agency, as defined, for the operation. For purposes of compliance with specified provisions of the Public Contract Code, the act requires the Department of Conservation to, at a minimum, quarterly publish in the California Regulatory Notice Register, or otherwise make available, upon request, to the Department of General Services or any other state or local agency, a list identifying certain surface mining operations. Existing law also prohibits a state agency from acquiring or utilizing mined material, or from contracting with a person utilizing these materials, as specified, unless the material is produced from a mining operation on that list that meets certain requirements.
California SB 447 (20132014) — Surface mining operations.
(1) Existing law, the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, prohibits, with certain exceptions, a person from conducting a surface mining operation unless, among other things, a reclamation plan has been submitted to and approved by the lead agency, as defined, for the operation. For purposes of compliance with specified provisions of the Public Contract Code, the act requires the Department of Conservation to, at a minimum, quarterly publish in the California Regulatory Notice Register, or otherwise make available, upon request, to the Department of General Services or any other state or local agency, a list identifying certain surface mining operations. Existing law also prohibits a state agency from acquiring or utilizing mined material, or from contracting with a person utilizing these materials, as specified, unless the material is produced from a mining operation on that list that meets certain requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
SB 447 Lara Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Lara — 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 N.R. & W. referral-committee
2013-03-13 Set for hearing April 9.
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-08 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-04-09 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 641.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 867.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-20 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2013-08-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-06 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2976.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-06 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-10 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2402.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2013-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 417, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a86bf6e2-e84f-4b28-ba9a-9d887ee9f968. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).