Mullin said Friday morning that for the time being he will not seek another senator to sponsor the bill, but rather he says he plans on promoting the legislation himself in both the Assembly and Senate.
"Yee was originally the principal co-author, and if the bill gets to the Senate floor, it will need another senator's support," Mullin said. "But in terms of the status of the bill, Yee's decision has no immediate effect."
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On Thursday, Yee's office confirmed that the senator had decided to withdraw from co-authoring AB 1991, citing financial and environmental doubts about the bill.
Mullin says that both himself and Yee wanted to help the council reach a settlement, but neither of them were informed of the details of the negotiations.
According to Mullin, AB 1991 is still being drafted. The assemblyman says his staff can write the legislation so that it does not set any legal precedent allowing other developers to circumvent state environmental laws.
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