California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 754 — Elective office: military service.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 57, Statutes of 2011.

  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 17, 2011. 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

Existing law prescribes the manner in which a person may be nominated to run for office, including the form and filing of a declaration of candidacy and nomination paper. This bill would permit a person who is deployed on active military service outside of the state to have a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper necessary to run for office filed by an attorney-in-fact who is commissioned and empowered in writing for that purpose through a power of attorney, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 57, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:40 a.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1383.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 8).

  8. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  9. Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1170.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12).

  15. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Fletcher · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Fletcher

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Huff — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 754 FLETCHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70004
Democratic 2001
Republican 2000
Total 74005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Conway — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hueso — Not Voting
Campos — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Logue — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 754 do?
Existing law prescribes the manner in which a person may be nominated to run for office, including the form and filing of a declaration of candidacy and nomination paper. This bill would permit a person who is deployed on active military service outside of the state to have a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper necessary to run for office filed by an attorney-in-fact who is commissioned and empowered in writing for that purpose through a power of attorney, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 754?
AB 754 is sponsored by Fletcher.
What is the current status of AB 754?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
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