California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 863 — Public utilities: municipal districts: civil service exemptions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 127, Statutes of 2009.

  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 26, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the general manager of a municipal utility district is required to adopt a civil service system for the selection, examination, employment, classification, advancement, suspension, and discharge of employees. Existing law allows the board of directors of a municipal utility district with 600 or more employees to appoint up to 15 employees to positions requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications who are exempt from the district civil service system. Additionally, the board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least 8 years and has a population of 250,000 or more may determine that additional positions be exempt from district civil service, so long as the total number of these exempt positions does not exceed 2% of the total civil service positions of the district. This bill would raise the maximum percentage of exempt employees the board of a district meeting the necessary requirements may appoint from 2% of the total civil service positions of the district to 5%.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 127, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Ordered returned to enrollment.

  5. Withdrawn from Governor.

  6. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  7. In Assembly. To enrollment.

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

  9. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

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

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

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1558.)

  14. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 11).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

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

  18. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Niello · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Niello

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Consent Calendar 2nd AB863 Niello

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
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 863 NIELLO Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

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

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 1000
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Krekorian — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 863 do?
Under existing law, the general manager of a municipal utility district is required to adopt a civil service system for the selection, examination, employment, classification, advancement, suspension, and discharge of employees. Existing law allows the board of directors of a municipal utility district with 600 or more employees to appoint up to 15 employees to positions requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications who are exempt from the district civil service system. Additionally, the board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least 8 years and has a population of 250,000 or more may determine that additional positions be exempt from district civil service, so long as the total number of these exempt positions does not exceed 2% of the total civil service positions of the district. This bill would raise the maximum percentage of exempt employees the board of a district meeting the necessary requirements may appoint from 2% of the total civil service positions of the district to 5%.
Who sponsors AB 863?
AB 863 is sponsored by Niello.
What is the current status of AB 863?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
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