California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 506 — Local government: bankruptcy: neutral evaluation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 675, 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 15, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, any taxing agency or instrumentality of the state may file a petition and prosecute to completion bankruptcy proceedings permitted under the laws of the United States. This bill would prohibit a local public entity from filing under federal bankruptcy law unless the local public entity has participated in a specified neutral evaluation process with interested parties, as defined, or the local public entity has declared a fiscal emergency and has adopted a resolution by a majority vote of the governing board at a noticed public hearing that includes findings that the financial state of the local public entity jeopardizes the health, safety, or well-being of the residents of the local public entity's jurisdiction or service area absent bankruptcy protections.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 675, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 3237.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 2467.).

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2444.)

  9. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  11. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Page 2430.)

  12. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  13. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (September 7).

  15. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 25).

  21. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 22. Noes 16. Page 2049.)

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  25. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 6).

  27. 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.

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

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

  30. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 27. Page 1792.)

  31. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  33. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

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

  35. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (May 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  38. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  39. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  40. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wieckowski · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wieckowski

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 506 WIECKOWSKI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512402
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 522602
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Butler — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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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3rd Supp 1 AB506 Wieckowski By Vargas

Passed 28 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26902
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 281002
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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

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AB 506 WIECKOWSKI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 48 Yea · 27 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472505
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 482705
% of votes cast 60%34%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Ma — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Pan — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Cook — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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

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Subjects

public-safety finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 506 do?
Under existing law, any taxing agency or instrumentality of the state may file a petition and prosecute to completion bankruptcy proceedings permitted under the laws of the United States. This bill would prohibit a local public entity from filing under federal bankruptcy law unless the local public entity has participated in a specified neutral evaluation process with interested parties, as defined, or the local public entity has declared a fiscal emergency and has adopted a resolution by a majority vote of the governing board at a noticed public hearing that includes findings that the financial state of the local public entity jeopardizes the health, safety, or well-being of the residents of the local public entity's jurisdiction or service area absent bankruptcy protections.
Who sponsors AB 506?
AB 506 is sponsored by Wieckowski.
What is the current status of AB 506?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2011. Enacted.
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