California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 334 — Elections: statewide ballot pamphlet.

Last action — Veto sustained.

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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 2011-2012 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

Existing law specifies information that must be included in the statewide ballot pamphlet for each state measure to be voted upon. This bill would require the Secretary of State to include in the ballot pamphlet a list of the 5 highest contributors of $50,000 or more to each primarily formed committee supporting or opposing each state measure, as well as the total amount of their contributions, as of 110 days before election day or, if a special election is called on a date before election day for that special election so as to make compliance with the 110-day timeframe infeasible, as of a later date as feasible, based on the time requirements set forth by the Secretary of State for preparation of the ballot pamphlets for that special election. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, generally provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements. The act also provides that, notwithstanding this requirement, the Legislature may add to the content of the ballot pamphlet as specified in the act information regarding candidates or other information. This bill, which would permit or require additional information to be included in the ballot pamphlet, would therefore require a majority vote. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 9086 of the Elections Code and Section 88002 of the Government Code, proposed by AB 732, to be operative only if AB 732 and this bill are both enacted, both bills become effective on or before January 1, 2012, and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Veto sustained.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  3. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  4. Vetoed by the Governor.

  5. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.

  6. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2463.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  7. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 27. Page 3110.) Ordered to the Senate.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read third time and amended. (Page 2712.)

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to Senate.

  13. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  14. Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 27. Page 2589.) Ordered to the Senate.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 17).

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 1226.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 1115.) (May 26).

  26. Set for hearing May 26.

  27. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  28. Set for hearing May 16.

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 852.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  31. Set for hearing May 3.

  32. Hearing postponed by committee.

  33. Set for hearing April 5.

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

  35. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

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

Sponsors

  • DeSaulnier · Primary
  • Fuentes · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • DeSaulnier

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Fuentes
  • Gatto

Not signed on (119)

119 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

Unfinished Supp 1 SB334 DeSaulnier Concurrence

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221302
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241402
% of votes cast 60%35%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Liu — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 334 DeSaulnier Senate Third Reading By GATTO

Passed 52 Yea · 27 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512501
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 522701
% of votes cast 65%34%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ma — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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SB 334 DeSaulnier Senate Third Reading By GATTO

Passed 50 Yea · 27 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492503
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 502703
% of votes cast 63%34%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Conway — Nay
Lara — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11500
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Norby — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211303
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231403
% of votes cast 58%35%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Yea
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

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
Runner — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 334 do?
Existing law specifies information that must be included in the statewide ballot pamphlet for each state measure to be voted upon. This bill would require the Secretary of State to include in the ballot pamphlet a list of the 5 highest contributors of $50,000 or more to each primarily formed committee supporting or opposing each state measure, as well as the total amount of their contributions, as of 110 days before election day or, if a special election is called on a date before election day for that special election so as to make compliance with the 110-day timeframe infeasible, as of a later date as feasible, based on the time requirements set forth by the Secretary of State for preparation of the ballot pamphlets for that special election. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, generally provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements. The act also provides that, notwithstanding this requirement, the Legislature may add to the content of the ballot pamphlet as specified in the act information regarding candidates or other information. This bill, which would permit or require additional information to be included in the ballot pamphlet, would therefore require a majority vote. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 9086 of the Elections Code and Section 88002 of the Government Code, proposed by AB 732, to be operative only if AB 732 and this bill are both enacted, both bills become effective on or before January 1, 2012, and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors SB 334?
SB 334 is sponsored by DeSaulnier, Fuentes, and Gatto.
What is the current status of SB 334?
This bill died with 2011-2012 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 334?
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