California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 23 — Local agency meetings: simultaneous meetings: compensation disclosure.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 91, 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 December 06, 2010. 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires each legislative body of a local agency to provide the time and place for holding regular meetings and requires that all meetings of a legislative body be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend unless a closed session is authorized. This bill would authorize a convened legislative body whose membership constitutes a quorum of any other legislative body to convene a meeting of the subsequent legislative body, simultaneously or in serial order, only if a clerk or member of the convened legislative body verbally announces the amount of compensation or stipend, if any, that each member will be entitled to receive as a result of convening the simultaneous or serial meeting of the subsequent legislative body, and that the compensation or stipend shall be provided as a result of convening a meeting for which each member is entitled to collect compensation or a stipend, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 91, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2181.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1573.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 8).

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

  11. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1240.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  18. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee January 6.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Smyth · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Smyth

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.

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Votes

AB 23 SMYTH Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 73004
Democratic 0001
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cook — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #5

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harman — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — 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 →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 23 SMYTH Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68006
Republican 1001
Democratic 3000
Total 72007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cook — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Campos — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Campos — Yea
Davis — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Knight — Yea
Norby — Yea
Smyth — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 23 do?
Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires each legislative body of a local agency to provide the time and place for holding regular meetings and requires that all meetings of a legislative body be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend unless a closed session is authorized. This bill would authorize a convened legislative body whose membership constitutes a quorum of any other legislative body to convene a meeting of the subsequent legislative body, simultaneously or in serial order, only if a clerk or member of the convened legislative body verbally announces the amount of compensation or stipend, if any, that each member will be entitled to receive as a result of convening the simultaneous or serial meeting of the subsequent legislative body, and that the compensation or stipend shall be provided as a result of convening a meeting for which each member is entitled to collect compensation or a stipend, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 23?
AB 23 is sponsored by Smyth.
What is the current status of AB 23?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 06, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 23?
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