Existing law requires a person who acquires the right to operate a well or production facility, whether by purchase, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, or other disposition, to submit to the State Oil and Gas Supervisor or a district deputy certain materials, including either an individual indemnity bond or a blanket indemnity bond in certain amounts. A violation of this law, or any related law concerning oil and gas, is a misdemeanor.
California AB 1167 (20232024) — Oil and gas: acquisition: bonding requirements.
Existing law requires a person who acquires the right to operate a well or production facility, whether by purchase, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, or other disposition, to submit to the State Oil and Gas Supervisor or a district deputy certain materials, including either an individual indemnity bond or a blanket indemnity bond in certain amounts. A violation of this law, or any related law concerning oil and gas, is a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 4–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–3 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB1167 Wendy Carrillo et al By Laird — 21–11 (pass) · upper
AB 1167 Wendy Carrillo Assembly Third Reading — 49–16 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
AB 1167 Wendy Carrillo Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 43–18 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wendy Carrillo — primary (person)
Stern — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2023-03-02 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2023-03-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-19 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 16. Page 1798.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-07 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2023-06-21 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-21 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2023-09-05 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (September 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-09-06 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 2721.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-14 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 43. Noes 18. Page 3582.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2023-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 359, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9d41c7a2-4e0d-4cfb-af26-5966ff4b9e4d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).