The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981 requires the State Fire Marshal to administer provisions regulating the inspection of intrastate pipelines that transport hazardous liquids. The act requires a pipeline operator to make available to the State Fire Marshal, or any officers or employees authorized by the State Fire Marshal, upon presentation of appropriate credentials, any records, maps, or written procedures that are required by the act to be kept by the pipeline operator and that concern accident reporting, design, construction, testing, or operation and maintenance. The act authorizes the State Fire Marshal, or any officer or employee authorized by the State Fire Marshal, to enter, inspect, and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the records and properties of any pipeline operators that are required to be inspected and examined to determine whether the pipeline operator is in compliance with the act. A person who willfully and knowingly violates the act or a regulation issued pursuant to the act is, upon conviction, subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both a fine and imprisonment, as provided.
California AB 2931 (20212022) — Pipeline safety: records.
The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981 requires the State Fire Marshal to administer provisions regulating the inspection of intrastate pipelines that transport hazardous liquids. The act requires a pipeline operator to make available to the State Fire Marshal, or any officers or employees authorized by the State Fire Marshal, upon presentation of appropriate credentials, any records, maps, or written procedures that are required by the act to be kept by the pipeline operator and that concern accident reporting, design, construction, testing, or operation and maintenance. The act authorizes the State Fire Marshal, or any officer or employee authorized by the State Fire Marshal, to enter, inspect, and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the records and properties of any pipeline operators that are required to be inspected and examined to determine whether the pipeline operator is in compliance with the act. A person who willfully and knowingly violates the act or a regulation issued pursuant to the act is, upon conviction, subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both a fine and imprisonment, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–3 (pass) · lower
AB 2931 Bloom Assembly Third Reading — 49–17 (pass) · lower
AB 2931 Bloom Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 50–15 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–4 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB2931 Bloom et al. By Limón — 30–8 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bloom — primary (person)
Bennett — coauthor (person)
Limón — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-18 Introduced. To print. introduction
2022-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2022-03-17 Referred to Com. on E.M. referral-committee
2022-04-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-05-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 17.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-06-08 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2022-06-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-08-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-08-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 5139.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2022-08-25 Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
2022-08-25 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 15.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 536, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b4b13711-af0e-443e-b2f4-846c8a22da13. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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