CA SB 1259
withdrawnRefineries: decommissioning and remediation: cost estimates.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 1259 pass?
No. CA SB 1259 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-08-30): Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
What is CA SB 1259 about?
Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board in the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the California regional water quality control boards which prescribe waste discharge requirements in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Existing law, the Petroleum Industry Information Reporting Act of 1980, requires refiners, as defined, to report monthly to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , for each of their refineries, specified information, and requires that any confidential information pertinent to the responsibilities of the Energy Commission, as provided, which is obtained by another state agency be available to the Energy Commission and be treated in a confidential manner. This bill would require, no later than December 31, 2028, every refiner, as defined for purposes of the bill, to submit to CalEPA a retirement plan setting forth information concerning decommissioning and site remediation for every refinery it owns, operates, or controls, as provided. The bill would require the CalEPA, no later than 6 months following the submission of the retirement plan, to review the retirement plan for completeness and reasonableness and to make a determination as to whether the retirement plan complies with the requirements imposed by the bill. The bill would require CalEPA, if it determines that the retirement plan complies with the bill's requirements, to make the retirement plan available on CalEPA's internet website for public comments for not less than 45 days. The bill would authorize CalEPA to require further revisions to the retirement plan after the public comment period, as provided, before it is deemed final. The bill would require CalEPA, after CalEPA has determined that no further revisions are necessary, to promptly post the final retirement plan on its internet website. This bill would require a refiner who, on or after January 1, 2026, gives notice of intent to permanently shut down, shut down to reconfigure, or sell a refinery in a transaction that may result in a refinery shutting down or reconfiguring, as provided, to submit either the required retirement plan, or, if a final retirement plan has been released, an update of the retirement plan within a specified timeframe, as provided. The bill would require, on or before December 31, 2027, CalEPA to publicly provide an overview of the methods, costs, and timelines associated with soil and groundwater remediation that have been employed at refineries that have undergone decommissioning and remediation and to update the overview, as provided. This bill would make information filed pursuant to the above-described provisions confidential information, as provided. The bill would require a refiner to file the final retirement plan concurrently with the Energy Commission and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The bill would authorize CalEPA, the Energy Commission, and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to share the information with the Legislature, any governmental agency, or a local government, including an air pollution control district or an air quality management district, only if the Legislature, the governmental agency, or the local government that receives the information agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the information. The bill would further require any information that is, or may be, accessible by the public, as provided, by CalEPA, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, a certified unified program agency, or a local government, to be made publicly available even if that information is also contained in the retirement plan. This bill would require, on or before December 31, 2027, CalEPA, in coordination with the Energy Commission, to compile a survey of existing local, state, and federal statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to refiners concerning decommissioning, closure, financial assurance, and site remediation obligations, as provided, for a specified purpose. This bill would require CalEPA, no later than one year after the retirement plans are deemed final, to publish publicly on CalEPA's internet website a report assessing the total decommissioning and remediation liabilities for refineries in the state, and identify opportunities for greater transparency prior to the closure notice, as provided. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors CA SB 1259?
Blakespear is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1259, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board in the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the California regional water quality control boards which prescribe waste discharge requirements in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Existing law, the Petroleum Industry Information Reporting Act of 1980, requires refiners, as defined, to report monthly to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , for each of their refineries, specified information, and requires that any confidential information pertinent to the responsibilities of the Energy Commission, as provided, which is obtained by another state agency be available to the Energy Commission and be treated in a confidential manner. This bill would require, no later than December 31, 2028, every refiner, as defined for purposes of the bill, to submit to CalEPA a retirement plan setting forth information concerning decommissioning and site remediation for every refinery it owns, operates, or controls, as provided. The bill would require the CalEPA, no later than 6 months following the submission of the retirement plan, to review the retirement plan for completeness and reasonableness and to make a determination as to whether the retirement plan complies with the requirements imposed by the bill. The bill would require CalEPA, if it determines that the retirement plan complies with the bill's requirements, to make the retirement plan available on CalEPA's internet website for public comments for not less than 45 days. The bill would authorize CalEPA to require further revisions to the retirement plan after the public comment period, as provided, before it is deemed final. The bill would require CalEPA, after CalEPA has determined that no further revisions are necessary, to promptly post the final retirement plan on its internet website. This bill would require a refiner who, on or after January 1, 2026, gives notice of intent to permanently shut down, shut down to reconfigure, or sell a refinery in a transaction that may result in a refinery shutting down or reconfiguring, as provided, to submit either the required retirement plan, or, if a final retirement plan has been released, an update of the retirement plan within a specified timeframe, as provided. The bill would require, on or before December 31, 2027, CalEPA to publicly provide an overview of the methods, costs, and timelines associated with soil and groundwater remediation that have been employed at refineries that have undergone decommissioning and remediation and to update the overview, as provided. This bill would make information filed pursuant to the above-described provisions confidential information, as provided. The bill would require a refiner to file the final retirement plan concurrently with the Energy Commission and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The bill would authorize CalEPA, the Energy Commission, and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to share the information with the Legislature, any governmental agency, or a local government, including an air pollution control district or an air quality management district, only if the Legislature, the governmental agency, or the local government that receives the information agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the information. The bill would further require any information that is, or may be, accessible by the public, as provided, by CalEPA, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, a certified unified program agency, or a local government, to be made publicly available even if that information is also contained in the retirement plan. This bill would require, on or before December 31, 2027, CalEPA, in coordination with the Energy Commission, to compile a survey of existing local, state, and federal statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to refiners concerning decommissioning, closure, financial assurance, and site remediation obligations, as provided, for a specified purpose. This bill would require CalEPA, no later than one year after the retirement plans are deemed final, to publish publicly on CalEPA's internet website a report assessing the total decommissioning and remediation liabilities for refineries in the state, and identify opportunities for greater transparency prior to the closure notice, as provided. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-08-30 — Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
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- bill
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Blakespearauthor
- Gonzalezauthor
- Allencoauthor
- Sterncoauthor
- Muratsuchiprincipal coauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-30
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Garcia.
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended.
2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (August 13).
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (July 1).
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2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-24
June 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-18
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 16).
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2026-06-08
Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and U. & E.
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2026-05-27
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 10. Page 4488.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-18
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4271.) (May 14).
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2026-05-12
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-27
Withdrawn from committee.
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2026-04-23
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
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2026-04-16
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-16
April 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-04-14
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
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2026-04-13
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3793.) (April 8).
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2026-03-26
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
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2026-03-10
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-03-04
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and E., U & C.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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- 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
- 03/26/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-26Compare
- 04/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-14Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-23Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-18Compare
- 06/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-18Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
2026-04-08 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Valladares: no
- Hurtado: other
- Dahle: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB1259 Blakespear et al.
2026-05-27 · pass · 21-10
Member-level votes (40)
- Limón: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Niello: no
- Hurtado: no
- Valladares: no
- Strickland: no
- Choi: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: no
- Grayson: other
- Archuleta: other
- Richardson: other
- Cabaldon: other
- Dahle: other
- Wahab: other
- Rubio: other
- Caballero: other
- Durazo: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]
2026-06-16 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ellis: no
- McKinnor: other
- Castillo: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 10-4
Member-level votes (18)
- Schiavo: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Hart: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Patterson: no
- Davies: no
- Ta: no
- Wallis: no
- Mark González: other
- Chen: other
- Calderon: other
- Harabedian: other
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