California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 18 — Local government: city councils.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Existing law requires a city council to, within 30 days of a vacancy in an elective office, fill that vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy, as specified. This bill would require the city council to, within 60 days of a vacancy in an elective office, fill that vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy, as specified. (2) Existing law specifies the procedures for election of, and terms of office for, city council members and elective officers following an incorporation of a city. This bill would revise the initial terms of office for city council members and elective officers following an incorporation of a city.

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 2 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2788.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1981.)

  8. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  11. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  12. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  13. Ordered returned to Senate.

  14. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1427.)

  16. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (June 17).

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  19. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1626.)

  22. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  23. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 13).

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 5).

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

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

  27. In committee: Reconsideration granted.

  28. In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

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

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

  31. Referred to Coms. on E. & R. and L. GOV.

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

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Knight · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Knight

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 18 KNIGHT 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
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Bass — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — 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 #16 AB18 Knight By Hollingsworth

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Ashburn — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Harman — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd AB18 Knight

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cogdill — 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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AB 18 KNIGHT Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 81003
Republican 3000
Total 89003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Nava — Not Voting
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Reconsideration granted.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Adams — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Coto — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 18 do?
(1) Existing law requires a city council to, within 30 days of a vacancy in an elective office, fill that vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy, as specified. This bill would require the city council to, within 60 days of a vacancy in an elective office, fill that vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy, as specified. (2) Existing law specifies the procedures for election of, and terms of office for, city council members and elective officers following an incorporation of a city. This bill would revise the initial terms of office for city council members and elective officers following an incorporation of a city.
Who sponsors AB 18?
AB 18 is sponsored by Knight.
What is the current status of AB 18?
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 18?
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