California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 579 — State boards and commissions: audits.

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.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Bureau of State Audits has statutory audit and evaluation duties. Existing law specifies that the State Auditor, who is appointed by the Governor, is the head of the Bureau of State Audits. This bill would require the State Auditor to annually, upon appropriation by the Legislature, audit the workload of at least 2 state boards or commissions comprised of board members or commissioners to whom the state pays an annual salary for their service on those state boards and commissions. The State Auditor would be required to make findings for each state board or commission audited regarding the workload of that state board or commission and the number of hours necessary for each board member or commissioner to work to fulfill his or her duties to that state board or commission. The State Auditor would be required to complete these audits and make these findings by December 31 of each year. The State Auditor would also be required to annually report to the Legislature and the Governor regarding these audits and findings. The State Auditor would be required to audit the workload of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board in accordance with the above provisions, by December 31, 2010. The bill would appropriate $125,000 from the Unemployment Administration Fund to the Bureau of State Audits for this purpose.

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 11:30 a.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 3349.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2224.)

  8. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  11. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  13. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  15. (Page 1804.)

  16. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  17. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 8).

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

  19. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1955.)

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Huber · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Huber

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 579 HUBER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 90 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 84100
Republican 3000
Total 90100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Beall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — 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
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — 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 #19 AB579 Huber

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
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — 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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9003
Democratic 1001
Total 10004
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Harman — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Denham — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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AB 579 HUBER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 86 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80105
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — 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
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Bill — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16004
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 18004
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Krekorian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 579 do?
Under existing law, the Bureau of State Audits has statutory audit and evaluation duties. Existing law specifies that the State Auditor, who is appointed by the Governor, is the head of the Bureau of State Audits. This bill would require the State Auditor to annually, upon appropriation by the Legislature, audit the workload of at least 2 state boards or commissions comprised of board members or commissioners to whom the state pays an annual salary for their service on those state boards and commissions. The State Auditor would be required to make findings for each state board or commission audited regarding the workload of that state board or commission and the number of hours necessary for each board member or commissioner to work to fulfill his or her duties to that state board or commission. The State Auditor would be required to complete these audits and make these findings by December 31 of each year. The State Auditor would also be required to annually report to the Legislature and the Governor regarding these audits and findings. The State Auditor would be required to audit the workload of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board in accordance with the above provisions, by December 31, 2010. The bill would appropriate $125,000 from the Unemployment Administration Fund to the Bureau of State Audits for this purpose.
Who sponsors AB 579?
AB 579 is sponsored by Huber.
What is the current status of AB 579?
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 579?
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