California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 155 — Local government: bankruptcy proceedings.

Last action — Died on Senate third reading file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under existing law, any taxing agency or instrumentality of the state may file a petition and prosecute to completion bankruptcy proceedings permitted under the laws of the United States. This bill would provide that a local public entity may only file under federal bankruptcy law with the approval of the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, except as specified. The bill would also provide an alternative procedure for a local entity to file under federal bankruptcy law by submitting specific analyses regarding its financial position to the State Auditor who would be required to audit the analyses and financial position of the local entity. The bill would make the local public entity responsible for the costs of the audit, as specified. The public entity would be authorized to file a petition under federal bankruptcy law after the State Auditor has notified the public entity of completion of its audit work and made public the findings of that audit.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on Senate third reading file.

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

  3. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (August 31).

  4. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 5083.)

  5. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 6. Noes 4.)

  9. In committee: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. From committee: That pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, the measure be re-referred to the Com. on APPR pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. To second reading.

  17. From inactive file.

  18. To inactive file on motion of Senator DeSaulnier.

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

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 4.) (May 27).

  21. In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (April 19).

  24. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3209.)

  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  27. 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.

  28. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  30. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 25. Page 2030.)

  31. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  33. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  34. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  35. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (April 22).

  36. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  38. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  39. From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.

  40. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • De Leon · Cosponsor
  • John A. Perez · Cosponsor
  • V. Manuel Perez · Cosponsor
  • Coto · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Fuentes · Cosponsor
  • Furutani · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Liu · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Mendoza · Primary
  • Nava · Cosponsor
  • Price · Cosponsor
  • Torrico · Cosponsor
  • Wiggins · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mendoza

Co-sponsors (16)

  • Brownley
  • De Leon
  • John A. Perez
  • V. Manuel Perez
  • Coto
  • DeSaulnier
  • Fuentes
  • Furutani
  • Lieu
  • Liu
  • Ma
  • Nava
  • Price
  • Torrico
  • Wiggins
  • Yamada

Not signed on (105)

105 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

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6401
Total 6401
% of votes cast 55%36%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Denham — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 155 MENDOZA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 26 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5323010
Democratic 2100
Republican 1200
Total 5626010
% of votes cast 61%28%0%11%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Bill — Not Voting
Tom — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

taxation finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 155 do?
Under existing law, any taxing agency or instrumentality of the state may file a petition and prosecute to completion bankruptcy proceedings permitted under the laws of the United States. This bill would provide that a local public entity may only file under federal bankruptcy law with the approval of the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, except as specified. The bill would also provide an alternative procedure for a local entity to file under federal bankruptcy law by submitting specific analyses regarding its financial position to the State Auditor who would be required to audit the analyses and financial position of the local entity. The bill would make the local public entity responsible for the costs of the audit, as specified. The public entity would be authorized to file a petition under federal bankruptcy law after the State Auditor has notified the public entity of completion of its audit work and made public the findings of that audit.
Who sponsors AB 155?
AB 155 is sponsored by Brownley, De Leon, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Coto, DeSaulnier, Fuentes, Furutani, Lieu, Liu, Ma, Mendoza, Nava, Price, Torrico, Wiggins, and Yamada.
What is the current status of AB 155?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 155?
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