California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1659 — State government: agency repeals.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 666, 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 January 19, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection and, until January 1, 2012, requires the committee to hold public hearings at specified times and to evaluate whether a board or regulatory program has demonstrated a need for its continued existence. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that all existing and proposed state boards be subject to review every 4 years to evaluate and determine whether each has demonstrated a public need for its continued existence, as specified. This bill would create the Joint Sunset Review Committee to identify and eliminate waste, duplication, and inefficiency in government agencies and to conduct a comprehensive analysis of every "eligible agency," as defined, to determine if the agency is still necessary and cost effective. The bill would define an "eligible agency" as an entity of state government, however denominated, for which a date for repeal has been established by statute on or after January 1, 2011. The bill would require each eligible agency scheduled for repeal to submit a report to the committee containing specified information. The bill would require the committee to take public testimony and evaluate the eligible agency prior to the date the agency is scheduled to be repealed, and would require that an eligible agency be eliminated unless the Legislature enacts a law to extend, consolidate, or reorganize the agency. The bill would specify the composition of the committee, which would be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly, and certain aspects of its operating procedure.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 666, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6570.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6558.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4773.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Received August 13 pursuant to JR 61(b)(14).

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12).

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

  12. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  15. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and RLS.

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

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 5551.)

  18. Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 5549.)

  19. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5447.).

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  22. In committee: Set, second hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  26. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Read second time and amended.

  28. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 6).

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

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee February 19.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Huber · Primary
  • Niello · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Huber

Co-sponsors (2)

  • DeSaulnier
  • Niello

Not signed on (119)

119 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

AB 1659 HUBER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82002
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 88002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garrick — 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
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1659 Huber By DeSaulnier

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 0002
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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

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

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Democratic 1000
Total 7003
% of votes cast 70%0%0%30%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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AB 1659 HUBER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 83 Yea · 3 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79204
Democratic 2100
Republican 2001
Total 83305
% of votes cast 91%3%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Miller — Yea
Conway — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1659 do?
Existing law establishes the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection and, until January 1, 2012, requires the committee to hold public hearings at specified times and to evaluate whether a board or regulatory program has demonstrated a need for its continued existence. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that all existing and proposed state boards be subject to review every 4 years to evaluate and determine whether each has demonstrated a public need for its continued existence, as specified. This bill would create the Joint Sunset Review Committee to identify and eliminate waste, duplication, and inefficiency in government agencies and to conduct a comprehensive analysis of every "eligible agency," as defined, to determine if the agency is still necessary and cost effective. The bill would define an "eligible agency" as an entity of state government, however denominated, for which a date for repeal has been established by statute on or after January 1, 2011. The bill would require each eligible agency scheduled for repeal to submit a report to the committee containing specified information. The bill would require the committee to take public testimony and evaluate the eligible agency prior to the date the agency is scheduled to be repealed, and would require that an eligible agency be eliminated unless the Legislature enacts a law to extend, consolidate, or reorganize the agency. The bill would specify the composition of the committee, which would be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly, and certain aspects of its operating procedure.
Who sponsors AB 1659?
AB 1659 is sponsored by DeSaulnier, Huber, and Niello.
What is the current status of AB 1659?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1659?
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