California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2537 — State agencies: adjudications: presiding officers.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, provides for the conduct of administrative adjudication proceedings of state agencies. Existing law provides for the disqualification of a presiding officer for bias, prejudice, or interest in the proceeding. Existing law authorizes an agency that conducts an adjudicative proceeding to provide by regulation for peremptory challenge of the presiding officer. This bill would require that certain agencies that conduct an adjudicative proceeding provide by regulation for peremptory challenge of the presiding officer in cases where the presiding officer is an administrative law judge, and authorize those agencies to provide by regulation for peremptory challenge of a presiding officer who is not an administrative law judge.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  4. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  5. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).

  6. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5136.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 5).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  18. Read first time.

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

  20. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Silva · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Silva

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6004
Democratic 1001
Total 7005
% of votes cast 58%0%0%42%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2537 SILVA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Conway — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Coto — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2537 do?
Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, provides for the conduct of administrative adjudication proceedings of state agencies. Existing law provides for the disqualification of a presiding officer for bias, prejudice, or interest in the proceeding. Existing law authorizes an agency that conducts an adjudicative proceeding to provide by regulation for peremptory challenge of the presiding officer. This bill would require that certain agencies that conduct an adjudicative proceeding provide by regulation for peremptory challenge of the presiding officer in cases where the presiding officer is an administrative law judge, and authorize those agencies to provide by regulation for peremptory challenge of a presiding officer who is not an administrative law judge.
Who sponsors AB 2537?
AB 2537 is sponsored by Silva.
What is the current status of AB 2537?
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 2537?
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