CaliforniaCoastal resources: Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program.
What it does
Existing law establishes the Ocean Protection Council in state government to, among other things, establish policies to coordinate the collection, evaluation, and sharing of scientific data related to coastal and ocean resources among agencies. Existing law requires the council to develop and implement a voluntary sustainable seafood promotion program for the state, to consist of specified components, including a competitive grant and loan program for eligible entities, including, but not limited to, fishery groups and associations, for the purpose of assisting California fisheries in qualifying for certification to internationally accepted standards for sustainable seafood.
More detail
This bill would, subject to the availability of funding, require the council to participate, as a stakeholder and in an advisory capacity, in the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program with air pollution control districts and air quality management districts along the coast and other stakeholders to support, in an advisory capacity, coastal air districts in their efforts to implement a statewide voluntary vessel speed reduction and sustainable shipping program for the California coast in order to reduce air pollution, the risk of fatal vessel strikes on whales, and harmful underwater acoustic impacts. The bill would authorize the expansion of the existing Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to include specified components, including incentives to program participants based on a percentage of distance traveled by a participating vessel at a reduced speed, as provided. The bill would limit application of the program to vessels that are 300 gross tons or greater. The bill would require the participating air pollution control districts and air quality management districts, on or before December 31, 2029, to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the implementation of the program.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 11Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 606, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 11Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11
- Vote recorded AB 14 Hart Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3210.).Major
- Sep 9In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB14 Hart et al. By Limón. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2661.).Major
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 29Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.Major
- Aug 25In Senate. Held at Desk.
- Aug 25Ordered to the Senate.
- Jul 17In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd AB14 Hart et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 17Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2137.).Passed Senate
- Jul 15Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 14From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- May 14Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q.Minor
- May 1In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 14 Hart Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 1Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1385.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 24Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.Minor
- Mar 13From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Feb 3Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and NAT. RES.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 3From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
- Dec 2Read first time. To print.Introduced