California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 556 — Courts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 596, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law provides that the judgment of a small claims court may be enforced as provided for the enforcement of judgments of other courts. Existing law requires the clerk of the small claims court to charge and collect specified fees for the issuance of a writ of execution or an abstract of judgment, and for an application for an order of examination of a judgment debtor. This bill would require the clerk of the small claims court to charge and collect all fees associated with the enforcement of small claims court judgments, including, among other things, statutory fees for preparing and issuing, and recording and indexing, an abstract of judgment or a certified copy of a judgment, statutory fees for filing a notice of judgment lien on personal property, and statutory fees for issuing a writ for the enforcement of the judgment, as specified. (2) Existing law requires a conservator served pursuant to specified provisions of law to appear at a hearing and represent a spouse alleged to lack legal capacity for a proposed transaction involving community property. Existing law authorizes the court, in its discretion, to appoint an investigator to review the proposed transaction and report to the court regarding its advisability. This bill would limit the authority of the court to appoint an investigator pursuant to that provision to those cases in which the appointment is necessary. The bill would authorize the court to order the cost of the review and report by a court investigator to be paid out of the proceeds of the transaction or otherwise as the court may direct, if the court determines that its order would not cause a hardship. (3) Existing law provides that delinquent fines, state or local penalties, forfeitures, restitution fines and orders, and any other amounts imposed by a superior court upon a person or entity for criminal offenses, that total at least $100 in the aggregate, may be referred by the court, county, or state to the Franchise Tax Board for collection, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the referral of delinquent bail amounts imposed by a superior court to the Franchise Tax Board for collection pursuant to this provision.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 596, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2270.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Passed. To Senate.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. (Heard in committee on July 15.)

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. (Heard in committee on June 23.)

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.)

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. To Com. on JUD.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 623.) To Assembly.

  18. To Special Consent Calendar.

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Set for hearing April 20.

  23. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 383.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Set for hearing March 31.

  25. To Com. on JUD.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 30.

  28. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciary · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB556 Committee on Jud. (Corbett)

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Price — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 556 JUD. Senate Third Reading By FEUER

Passed 81 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75109
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 81109
% of votes cast 89%1%0%10%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
V. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bass — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Special Consent #1 SB556 Committee on Jud. (Corbett)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 556 do?
(1) Existing law provides that the judgment of a small claims court may be enforced as provided for the enforcement of judgments of other courts. Existing law requires the clerk of the small claims court to charge and collect specified fees for the issuance of a writ of execution or an abstract of judgment, and for an application for an order of examination of a judgment debtor. This bill would require the clerk of the small claims court to charge and collect all fees associated with the enforcement of small claims court judgments, including, among other things, statutory fees for preparing and issuing, and recording and indexing, an abstract of judgment or a certified copy of a judgment, statutory fees for filing a notice of judgment lien on personal property, and statutory fees for issuing a writ for the enforcement of the judgment, as specified. (2) Existing law requires a conservator served pursuant to specified provisions of law to appear at a hearing and represent a spouse alleged to lack legal capacity for a proposed transaction involving community property. Existing law authorizes the court, in its discretion, to appoint an investigator to review the proposed transaction and report to the court regarding its advisability. This bill would limit the authority of the court to appoint an investigator pursuant to that provision to those cases in which the appointment is necessary. The bill would authorize the court to order the cost of the review and report by a court investigator to be paid out of the proceeds of the transaction or otherwise as the court may direct, if the court determines that its order would not cause a hardship. (3) Existing law provides that delinquent fines, state or local penalties, forfeitures, restitution fines and orders, and any other amounts imposed by a superior court upon a person or entity for criminal offenses, that total at least $100 in the aggregate, may be referred by the court, county, or state to the Franchise Tax Board for collection, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the referral of delinquent bail amounts imposed by a superior court to the Franchise Tax Board for collection pursuant to this provision.
Who sponsors SB 556?
SB 556 is sponsored by Committee on Judiciary.
What is the current status of SB 556?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 556?
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