California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2487 — Judges: disqualification.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 686, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law sets forth the grounds for disqualification of a judge, including, but not limited to, if the judge has a financial interest in the subject matter in a proceeding or in a party to the proceeding. This bill would provide for the disqualification of a judge who has received a contribution in excess of $1,500 from a party or lawyer in the proceeding, and either the contribution was received in support of the judge's last election, if the last election was within the last 6 years, or the contribution was received in anticipation of an upcoming election. The bill would further disqualify a judge based on a contribution of a lesser amount under specified circumstances. The bill would require the judge to disclose any contribution from a party or lawyer in a matter that is before the court that is required to be reported, as specified, even if the amount would not require disqualification under these provisions. The bill would permit the party that did not make the contribution to waive this disqualification, except as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 686, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:50 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6160.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4413.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  10. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  12. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5041.)

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  20. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Feuer · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Feuer

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2487 FEUER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84001
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 90001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — 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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Special Consent #30 AB2487 Feuer

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting

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AB 2487 FEUER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 82 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77008
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 82009
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Tran — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Knight — Yea
Evans — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2487 do?
Existing law sets forth the grounds for disqualification of a judge, including, but not limited to, if the judge has a financial interest in the subject matter in a proceeding or in a party to the proceeding. This bill would provide for the disqualification of a judge who has received a contribution in excess of $1,500 from a party or lawyer in the proceeding, and either the contribution was received in support of the judge's last election, if the last election was within the last 6 years, or the contribution was received in anticipation of an upcoming election. The bill would further disqualify a judge based on a contribution of a lesser amount under specified circumstances. The bill would require the judge to disclose any contribution from a party or lawyer in a matter that is before the court that is required to be reported, as specified, even if the amount would not require disqualification under these provisions. The bill would permit the party that did not make the contribution to waive this disqualification, except as specified.
Who sponsors AB 2487?
AB 2487 is sponsored by Feuer.
What is the current status of AB 2487?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2487?
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