California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2116 — Judges: gifts and honoraria.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 206, 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 February 18, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law limits the monetary value of gifts that may be accepted by judges and prohibits judges from accepting any honorarium. The Commission on Judicial Performance is required to enforce these prohibitions. This bill would make those provisions applicable to subordinate judicial officers. The bill would require the court employing the subordinate judicial officer to exercise initial jurisdiction, and the Commission on Judicial Performance to exercise discretionary jurisdiction, to enforce those prohibitions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 206, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:55 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6093.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4373.)

  7. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and to Consent Calendar.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10).

  11. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5053.)

  14. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 28).

  16. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  19. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2116 EVANS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 83002
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — 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
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — 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
Charles — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd AB2116 Evans

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31005
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 34005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2116 EVANS Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 84 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78007
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 84007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — 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
Carter — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16002
Democratic 0001
Total 16003
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2116 do?
Existing law limits the monetary value of gifts that may be accepted by judges and prohibits judges from accepting any honorarium. The Commission on Judicial Performance is required to enforce these prohibitions. This bill would make those provisions applicable to subordinate judicial officers. The bill would require the court employing the subordinate judicial officer to exercise initial jurisdiction, and the Commission on Judicial Performance to exercise discretionary jurisdiction, to enforce those prohibitions.
Who sponsors AB 2116?
AB 2116 is sponsored by Evans.
What is the current status of AB 2116?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2116?
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