California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 172 — Voter registration.

Last action — Stricken from Senate file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under existing law, the registration of a voter is permanent for all purposes during his or her life, unless and until the affidavit of registration is canceled by a county elections official for a specified cause. Existing law authorizes a county elections official, if a voter has not voted in any election within the preceding 4 years, and the residence, address, name, or party affiliation of the voter has not been updated during that time, to send an alternate residency confirmation postcard that describes the alternate residency procedure. If a county uses the alternate residency confirmation procedure, the county is required to notify all voters of the procedure in the sample ballot pamphlet or in a separate mailing. A voter in that county is also given the opportunity to vote at a statewide primary or general election between the date of the notice and the beginning of the alternate residency procedure. Existing law further authorizes a county elections official to cancel the voter registration of a voter whose name has been placed on the inactive file of registered voters for failure to respond to a confirmation mailing or an address verification mailing and who does not offer to vote or vote at any election between the date of the mailing and 2 federal general elections after the date of that mailing. This bill would instead provide that a county elections official may cancel the voter registration of a voter whose name has been placed on the inactive file of registered voters for failure to respond to a confirmation mailing or an address verification mailing and who does not offer to vote or vote at any election between the date of the mailing and 4 presidential elections after the date of that mailing. By increasing duties of elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Stricken from Senate file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled. To Governor at 9 p.m.

  5. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2221.) To enrollment.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 2859.) To Senate.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. (Heard in committee on August 19.)

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.)

  11. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. (Heard in committee on July 7.)

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.)

  14. To Com. on E. & R.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 971.) To Assembly.

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  19. Set for hearing May 11.

  20. Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. Set for hearing May 4.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 582.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., R., & C.A.

  24. Set for hearing April 21.

  25. Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. Set for hearing March 31.

  27. To Com. on E., R. & C.A.

  28. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

  29. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Florez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Florez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB172 Florez

Passed 25 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231302
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 251402
% of votes cast 61%34%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cogdill — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Runner — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Harman — Nay
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 172 Florez Senate Third Reading By MA

Passed 56 Yea · 32 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 533002
Republican 1200
Democratic 2001
Total 563203
% of votes cast 62%35%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Audra — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — 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
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Hill — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Miller — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB172 Florez

Passed 22 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191403
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 221503
% of votes cast 55%38%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Runner — Nay
Leno — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 172 do?
Under existing law, the registration of a voter is permanent for all purposes during his or her life, unless and until the affidavit of registration is canceled by a county elections official for a specified cause. Existing law authorizes a county elections official, if a voter has not voted in any election within the preceding 4 years, and the residence, address, name, or party affiliation of the voter has not been updated during that time, to send an alternate residency confirmation postcard that describes the alternate residency procedure. If a county uses the alternate residency confirmation procedure, the county is required to notify all voters of the procedure in the sample ballot pamphlet or in a separate mailing. A voter in that county is also given the opportunity to vote at a statewide primary or general election between the date of the notice and the beginning of the alternate residency procedure. Existing law further authorizes a county elections official to cancel the voter registration of a voter whose name has been placed on the inactive file of registered voters for failure to respond to a confirmation mailing or an address verification mailing and who does not offer to vote or vote at any election between the date of the mailing and 2 federal general elections after the date of that mailing. This bill would instead provide that a county elections official may cancel the voter registration of a voter whose name has been placed on the inactive file of registered voters for failure to respond to a confirmation mailing or an address verification mailing and who does not offer to vote or vote at any election between the date of the mailing and 4 presidential elections after the date of that mailing. By increasing duties of elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors SB 172?
SB 172 is sponsored by Florez.
What is the current status of SB 172?
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 SB 172?
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