SB 109: Strengthening penalties for major air quality violations

 
CLCV Supported
Passed Senate 21-18 (5/31/05)
Failed Assembly 32-39 (9/7/05)
Bill info from the legislature
Authors: 
The Honorable Deborah Ortiz

Most California environmental laws, including those covering water quality, hazardous wastes, and toxics, allow both civil and criminal penalties to be imposed for severe violations. Only with air quality are enforcement agencies forced to choose between the two. SB 109 (Ortiz) would have allowed both civil and criminal penalties to be imposed for severe violations of specified air quality laws.

Issue: 
Air Quality
Senator Party Vote
Sam Aanestad R
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Dick Ackerman R
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Richard Alarcón D
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Elaine Alquist D
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Roy Ashburn R
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Jim Battin R
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Debra Bowen D
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John Campbell R
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Gil Cedillo D
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Wesley Chesbro D
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Dave Cox R
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Jeff Denham R
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Denise Ducheny D
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Joe Dunn D
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Bob Dutton R
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Martha Escutia D
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Liz Figueroa D
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Dean Florez D
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Dennis Hollingsworth R
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Christine Kehoe D
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Sheila Kuehl D
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Alan Lowenthal D
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Michael Machado D
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Abel Maldonado R
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Bob Margett R
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Tom McClintock R
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Carole Migden D
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Bill Morrow R
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Kevin Murray D
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Deborah Ortiz D
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Don Perata D
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Chuck Poochigian R
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Gloria Romero D
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George Runner R
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Jack Scott D
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Joe Simitian D
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Nell Soto D
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Jackie Speier D
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Tom Torlakson D
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Edward Vincent D
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  • Pro-Environmental ActionPro-Environmental Action
  • Anti-Environmental ActionAnti-Environmental Action
  • Not VotingNot Voting
  • ExcusedExcused
Assemblymember Party Vote
Juan Arambula I
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Joe Baca, Jr. D
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Karen Bass D
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John Benoit R
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Patty Berg D
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Rudy Bermúdez D
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Sam Blakeslee R
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Russ Bogh R
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Ron Calderon D
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Joe Canciamilla D
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Wilma Chan D
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Ed Chavez D
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Judy Chu D
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Dave Cogdill R
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Rebecca Cohn D
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Joe Coto D
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Lynn Daucher R
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Hector De La Torre D
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Chuck DeVore R
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Mervyn Dymally D
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Bill Emmerson R
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Noreen Evans D
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Dario Frommer D
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Bonnie Garcia R
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Jackie Goldberg D
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Mike Gordon D
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Excused
Loni Hancock D
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Tom Harman R
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Ray Haynes R
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Jerome Horton D
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Shirley Horton R
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Guy Houston R
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Bob Huff R
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Dave Jones D
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Betty Karnette D
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Rick Keene R
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Johan Klehs D
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Paul Koretz D
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Jay La Suer R
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John Laird D
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Doug LaMalfa R
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Mark Leno D
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Tim Leslie R
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Lloyd Levine D
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Sally Lieber D
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Carol Liu D
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Barbara Matthews D
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Bill Maze R
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Kevin McCarthy R
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Cindy Montañez D
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Dennis Mountjoy R
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Gene Mullin D
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Alan Nakanishi R
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Joe Nation D
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Pedro Nava D
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Gloria Negrete McLeod D
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Roger Niello R
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Fabian Núñez D
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Jenny Oropeza D
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Nicole Parra D
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Fran Pavley D
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George Plescia R
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Keith Richman R
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Mark Ridley-Thomas D
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George Runner R
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Ira Ruskin D
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Lori Saldaña D
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Simón Salinas D
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Todd Spitzer R
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Audra Strickland R
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Alberto Torrico D
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Van Tran R
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Tom Umberg D
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Good
Juan Vargas D
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Mike Villines R
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Mimi Walters R
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Lois Wolk D
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Mark Wyland R
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Leland Yee D
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Good
  • Pro-Environmental ActionPro-Environmental Action
  • Anti-Environmental ActionAnti-Environmental Action
  • Not VotingNot Voting
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This item did not end up on the Governor's desk; therefore, he could not sign or veto it.

 
 
 

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