(1) Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities related to oil and gas production within an oil and gas field, so as to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources, as provided; to permit owners and operators of wells to utilize all known methods and practices to increase the ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons; and to perform the supervisor's duties in a manner that encourages the wise development of oil and gas resources to best meet oil and gas needs in this state. Under existing law, a person who fails to comply with certain requirements relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations is guilty of a misdemeanor.
California SB 380 (20152016) — Natural gas storage: moratorium.
(1) Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities related to oil and gas production within an oil and gas field, so as to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources, as provided; to permit owners and operators of wells to utilize all known methods and practices to increase the ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons; and to perform the supervisor's duties in a manner that encourages the wise development of oil and gas resources to best meet oil and gas needs in this state. Under existing law, a person who fails to comply with certain requirements relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 380 Pavley Third Reading Urgency By WILK — 70–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
De León — principal coauthor (person)
Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
Huff — principal coauthor (person)
Runner — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-24 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2015-03-05 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-01-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-01-28 Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2016-01-28 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2016-01-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 2981.) (January 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-01-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2981.) (January 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-01-28 Ordered to third reading.
2016-01-28 Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
2016-01-28 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2975.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-01-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-02-08 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2016-02-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-03-03 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (February 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-03-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-03-30 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-04-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-28 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 2. Page 4591.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-05-02 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3734.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-05-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2016-05-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-05-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 14, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fa56bf5c-5fdf-49c9-acf4-8da6fa3f0da4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).