Hydrogen production facilities: certification and environmental review.
(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires preparation of specified documentation before a public agency approves or carries out certain projects. Existing law authorizes the Governor to certify energy infrastructure projects meeting specified requirements for streamlining benefits related to CEQA. Existing law defines "energy infrastructure project" for these purposes to include eligible renewable energy resources under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, excluding resources that use biomass fuels. Existing law also expressly excludes from that definition of "energy infrastructure project" any project using hydrogen as a fuel.
California SB 1420 (20232024) — Hydrogen production facilities: certification and environmental review.
(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires preparation of specified documentation before a public agency approves or carries out certain projects. Existing law authorizes the Governor to certify energy infrastructure projects meeting specified requirements for streamlining benefits related to CEQA. Existing law defines "energy infrastructure project" for these purposes to include eligible renewable energy resources under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, excluding resources that use biomass fuels. Existing law also expressly excludes from that definition of "energy infrastructure project" any project using hydrogen as a fuel.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1420 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris — 60–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1420 Caballero et al. Concurrence — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Caballero — primary (person)
Archuleta — author (person)
Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
Dodd — author (person)
Newman — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2024-02-29 Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and E., U. & C. referral-committee
2024-03-08 Set for hearing April 3.
2024-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-04 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3468.) (April 3). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-08 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-09 Set for hearing April 22.
2024-04-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3702.) (April 22). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2024-05-13 May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2024-05-14 Set for hearing May 16.
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3983.) (May 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 4131.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-06-03 Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
2024-06-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-07-08 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-07-08 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-07 August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2