California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 6 — Initiatives: paid circulators.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law regulates the process of proposing initiative measures to the people and sets forth qualifications for persons who circulate initiative petitions in the state. This bill would require a professional petition firm, as defined, that pays petition circulators to gather signatures for state or local ballot initiatives to register with the Secretary of State and pay a registration fee to be established by the Secretary of State. The bill would require the Secretary of State to use the fees collected to maintain a directory of professional petition firms on its Internet Web site, as well as to defray costs associated with these requirements. This bill would require a member of the firm to brief petition circulators on the relevant law regarding circulation of petitions as a condition of hiring and to submit to the Secretary of State a statement signed by each petition circulator and the member who conducted the briefing that the petition circulator has received the briefing, as well as the training materials provided to the petition circulator in connection with the briefing.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  5. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 2011.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 7).

  10. Referred to Com. on E., R., & C.A.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 1761.)

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 13).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 21).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  22. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Saldana · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Saldana

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Assembly 3rd Reading AB6 Saldana By Corbett

Passed 22 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211403
Democratic 1001
Republican 0100
Total 221504
% of votes cast 54%37%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Runner — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Romero — Yea
Wright — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB6 SALDANA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 31 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522903
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 583103
% of votes cast 63%34%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Charles — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hall — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Evans — Not Voting
Huber — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 15600
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Hall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 6 do?
Existing law regulates the process of proposing initiative measures to the people and sets forth qualifications for persons who circulate initiative petitions in the state. This bill would require a professional petition firm, as defined, that pays petition circulators to gather signatures for state or local ballot initiatives to register with the Secretary of State and pay a registration fee to be established by the Secretary of State. The bill would require the Secretary of State to use the fees collected to maintain a directory of professional petition firms on its Internet Web site, as well as to defray costs associated with these requirements. This bill would require a member of the firm to brief petition circulators on the relevant law regarding circulation of petitions as a condition of hiring and to submit to the Secretary of State a statement signed by each petition circulator and the member who conducted the briefing that the petition circulator has received the briefing, as well as the training materials provided to the petition circulator in connection with the briefing.
Who sponsors AB 6?
AB 6 is sponsored by Saldana.
What is the current status of AB 6?
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 AB 6?
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