California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1208 — Trial courts: administration.

Last action — In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law requires the Legislature to make an annual appropriation to the Judicial Council for the general operations of the trial courts based on the request of the Judicial Council, which is submitted to the Governor and the Legislature. The Judicial Council is required to allocate the funding for trial court operations to the trial courts in a manner that best ensures the ability of the courts to carry out their functions, promotes implementation of statewide policies, and promotes the immediate implementation of efficiencies and cost-saving measures in court operations, in order to guarantee access to justice to citizens of the state. Existing law requires the Controller to apportion trial court funding payments to the individual trial courts pursuant to the allocation schedule adopted by the Judicial Council, as specified. This bill would, among other things, delete the provisions relating to the manner in which the Judicial Council allocates funding for trial court operations, and would instead require that the amount allocated to each trial court from the amount appropriated for trial court operations be equal to the pro rata share of the prior fiscal year's adjusted base budget, except as provided. The bill would require the Legislature, based on the information submitted in the Governor's proposed budget, and prior to the allocation of funds to each local trial court in accordance with the allocation schedule adopted by the Judicial Council, to specify, in each annual Budget Act, the funding amounts to be allocated for programs of statewide concern from the total funds appropriated for trial court operations by the Legislature. The bill would prohibit the Judicial Council, or its designee, from withholding or expending any portion of the total funds appropriated for trial court operations by the Legislature for any statewide information technology or administrative infrastructure program that was not identified in the annual Budget Act, unless the Judicial Council, or its designee, first obtains the written approval of 6623% of a proportional representation of all local trial courts. The bill would require the Judicial Council, or its designee, to allocate 100% of the funds appropriated for trial court operations according to each court's share of statewide operational funding. Existing law provides that the Judicial Council retains the ultimate responsibility to adopt a budget and allocate funding for the trial courts, as specified, and empowers the Judicial Council to authorize a trial court to carry unexpended funds over from one fiscal year to the next. This bill would delete those provisions and would instead provide that unexpended funds shall be the funds of that court, which may carry those funds over from one fiscal year to the next. The bill would prohibit those funds from being reallocated or redirected without the consent of the management of the trial court.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 25. Page 3633.)

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  4. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (May 27).

  5. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  8. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Read second time and amended.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (May 3).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  12. Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  13. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 1208 CALDERON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 25 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3825014
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 4125014
% of votes cast 51%31%0%18%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
Butler — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Williams — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ma — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Fletcher — Yea
Carter — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Portantino — Nay
Alejo — Nay
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Nay
Conway — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Gordon — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Campos — Nay
Atkins — Nay
Bonilla — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Lara — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Monning — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Dickinson — Nay
Donnelly — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Nay
Buchanan — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Perea — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13102
Democratic 1000
Total 14102
% of votes cast 82%6%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1208 do?
Existing law requires the Legislature to make an annual appropriation to the Judicial Council for the general operations of the trial courts based on the request of the Judicial Council, which is submitted to the Governor and the Legislature. The Judicial Council is required to allocate the funding for trial court operations to the trial courts in a manner that best ensures the ability of the courts to carry out their functions, promotes implementation of statewide policies, and promotes the immediate implementation of efficiencies and cost-saving measures in court operations, in order to guarantee access to justice to citizens of the state. Existing law requires the Controller to apportion trial court funding payments to the individual trial courts pursuant to the allocation schedule adopted by the Judicial Council, as specified. This bill would, among other things, delete the provisions relating to the manner in which the Judicial Council allocates funding for trial court operations, and would instead require that the amount allocated to each trial court from the amount appropriated for trial court operations be equal to the pro rata share of the prior fiscal year's adjusted base budget, except as provided. The bill would require the Legislature, based on the information submitted in the Governor's proposed budget, and prior to the allocation of funds to each local trial court in accordance with the allocation schedule adopted by the Judicial Council, to specify, in each annual Budget Act, the funding amounts to be allocated for programs of statewide concern from the total funds appropriated for trial court operations by the Legislature. The bill would prohibit the Judicial Council, or its designee, from withholding or expending any portion of the total funds appropriated for trial court operations by the Legislature for any statewide information technology or administrative infrastructure program that was not identified in the annual Budget Act, unless the Judicial Council, or its designee, first obtains the written approval of 6623% of a proportional representation of all local trial courts. The bill would require the Judicial Council, or its designee, to allocate 100% of the funds appropriated for trial court operations according to each court's share of statewide operational funding. Existing law provides that the Judicial Council retains the ultimate responsibility to adopt a budget and allocate funding for the trial courts, as specified, and empowers the Judicial Council to authorize a trial court to carry unexpended funds over from one fiscal year to the next. This bill would delete those provisions and would instead provide that unexpended funds shall be the funds of that court, which may carry those funds over from one fiscal year to the next. The bill would prohibit those funds from being reallocated or redirected without the consent of the management of the trial court.
Who sponsors AB 1208?
AB 1208 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1208?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 1208?
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