Eleven bills related to the oil well stimulation technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are currently wending their way through the California legislature. We have previously described each of the pending bills (here, here, here, here, and here). This and future posts will provide tabular summary updates on the current status of each of the bills, tracking their progress through the various committees and their ultimate adoption or rejection. Click on the tab for a given bill to see its current status.
Past activity:
December 3, 2012 – Introduced (pdf)
March 11, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
April 9, 2013 – Hearing, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water; passed 6-2
April 24, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
Future activity:
May 1, 2013 – Hearing, Senate Committee on Environmental Quality
Past activity:
February 12, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
April 24, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
Future activity:
May 1, 2013 – Hearing, Senate Committee on Governance and Finance
Past activity:
February 20, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
April 4, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
Future activity:
May 1, 2013 – Hearing, Senate Committee on Environmental Quality
Past activity:
February 22, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
April 16, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
April 23, 2013 – Hearing, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water; passed 7-2
Future activity:
None scheduled
Past activity:
December 3, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
April 8, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
April 15, 2013 – Hearing, Assembly Committee on Natural Resources; passed 7-0
Future activity:
None scheduled
Past activity:
February 11, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
April 8, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
April 15, 2013 – Hearing, Assembly Committee on Natural Resources; passed 6-3
Future activity:
None scheduled
Past activity:
February 21, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
March 19, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
Future activity:
April 29, 2013 – Hearing, Assembly Committee on Natural Resources
Past activity:
February 21, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
April 1, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
April 15, 2013 – Hearing, Assembly Committee on Natural Resources; passed 6-3
April 17, 2013 – Amended (pdf)
Future activity:
None scheduled
Past activity:
February 22, 2013 – Introduced (pdf)
April 15, 2013 – Hearing, Assembly Committee on Natural Resources; passed 6-3
Future activity:
None scheduled
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Tagged → AB 1301, AB 1323, AB 288, AB 649, AB 669, AB 7, AB 982, Fracking, Hydraulic fracturing, SB 241, SB 395, SB 4, SB 665