BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 362| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 362 Author: Waldron (R), et al. Amended: 8/24/15 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 13-0, 6/9/15 AYES: Hall, Berryhill, Block, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Lara, McGuire, Runner, Vidak SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8 ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 4/23/15 (Consent) - See last page for vote SUBJECT: State printing: demonstration project: process free printing SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This bill allows the Department of General Services (DGS) to engage in a pilot program to show the environmental and economic benefits that may be achieved by utilizing sustainable printing practices which may include, but are not limited to, the use of "process free printing plates." Senate Floor Amendments on 8/24/15 specify that sustainable printing practices may include, but are not limited to, the use of process free printing plates and specify that the private vendor may pay for costs associated with the demonstration project. The bill previously required the private vendor to pay for the costs associated with the demonstration project. The amendments also add Assembly Member Lackey as coauthor. AB 362 Page 2 ANALYSIS: Existing law: 1)Requires that all the state printing shall be done in the Office of State Printing. 2)Specifies that DGS shall execute promptly all order for printing or binding received from the various state agencies. This bill: 1)Authorizes DGS to engage in a pilot program to show the environmental and economic benefits that may be achieved by utilizing sustainable printing practices which may include, but are not limited, the use of "process free printing plates." 2)Specifies that DGS shall make best efforts to adhere to the following best practices: a) Reduce the overall chemical usage in making printing plates. b) Maximize the use of low-volatile organic compounds and less hazardous chemicals. c) Minimize water usage. d) Reduce electricity usage. e) Maximize the recycling of paper, ink, aluminum plates, and related materials. f) Reduce the carbon footprint. 3)Requires that if DGS conducts such a pilot, the participating private vendor may pay for costs associated with the demonstration project, including process free printing plates, necessary for the pilot project. 4)Defines "process free printing plates" as printing plates that can be put on press in offset printing, also known as AB 362 Page 3 lithography, immediately after imaging on a platesetter, with no intermediary plate processing step required. Background Purpose of the bill. According to the author, traditional printing plates are imaged on a platesetter, and then the plates are run through a bath of chemical developer and water in the plate processing equipment. Once processed, the plates are put on the printing press to begin the printing. The author argues that this process uses a lot of water and a lot of chemicals that are hard on the environment. The author concludes that process free plates use newer technology to skip the chemical processing step completely which dramatically reduces water and chemical use compared to the traditional printing process. Kodak's SONORA XP Process Free Plate. Kodak's SONORA XP Process Free Plate is a thermal plate that requires no processing equipment or chemistry, using press-ready technology to enable a printer to go directly from platesetter to press with no intermediary processing or clean-out step. According to the Kodak Web site, benefits of Process Free Plates include the reduction of energy, water, and chemistry costs; freeing up space by eliminating processing equipment; eliminating the variability from processing to improve consistency and quality; getting to press faster; reducing maintenance costs and downtime with less equipment; and providing a cleaner and safer working environment. Prior/Related Legislation SB 1079 (Walters, Chapter 513, Statutes of 2010) clarified the placement of paid advertisements in state agency publications to reflect current practice. SB 528 (Maldonado, Chapter 381, Statutes of 2005) struck the sunset on the Advertising Pilot Project which allows state agencies to include advertisements in their publications as a means of reducing printing costs. AB 2315 (Chu, Chapter 220, Statutes of 2002) allowed the Office of State Printing to accept paid advertisements in materials AB 362 Page 4 printed or published by the state. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified8/25/15) Kodak OPPOSITION: (Verified8/25/15) None received ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to Kodak, "offset printing, the dominant printing method, typically uses traditional printing plates that are developed in a bath of chemicals, consuming much precious water in the process. Kodak argues that process free printing plates use newer technology that skips the chemical processing stem completely; saving water and energy, removing chemical and waste, and reducing the overall carbon footprint of printing." Kodak concludes that, "this bill would show state government how it could exercise more leadership in environmental stewardship through the use of green procurement and sustainable management practices while maintaining high quality print projects for all government clients it serves." ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 4/23/15 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, AB 362 Page 5 Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins NO VOTE RECORDED: Campos, Salas Prepared by:Felipe Lopez / G.O. / (916) 651-1530 8/25/15 15:48:21 **** END ****