California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1778 — Local transportation funds.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    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.

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Summary

Existing law requires that revenues from 14% of the local sales and use tax rate be transferred to the local transportation fund of each county for allocation, as directed by the transportation planning agency, to various transportation purposes, under what is commonly known as the Transportation Development Act. Existing law specifies the allowable uses for local transportation funds, and generally requires, after certain deductions, that the funds attributed to the area of apportionment of each transit operator be used solely for transit purposes in counties with a population of 500,000 or more as of the 1970 census. However, in counties with a population under 500,000 as of the 1970 census and in certain other counties, these funds may also be used for local streets and roads, if the transportation planning agency finds that there are no unmet transit needs or no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet, and for other specified purposes. Existing law, effective July 1, 2014, generally requires a county with a population under 500,000 as of the 1970 census that has a population of 500,000 or more as of the 2000 census or a future census to use funds attributable to the urbanized area of the county solely for transit purposes, except that a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer in an urbanized area in that county would not be so restricted. Existing law provides that the July 1, 2014, requirements and exemptions do not apply to Ventura County, and instead generally requires all local transportation funds in that county to be used for transit purposes as of that date unless a specified report is submitted by the Ventura County Transportation Commission to the transportation committees of the Legislature by December 31, 2011, and a recommended legislative proposal in that report relative to reorganization of transit services and expenditure of these funds is enacted by the end of the 2011–12 legislative session. This bill would provide that local transportation funds in Ventura County shall be available solely for transit purposes beginning July 1, 2014, as specified. The bill would also provide that any of those funds that remain unencumbered for more than one year, or unexpended for more than 2 years, be returned to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for reapportionment to other transit operators or transit service in proportional amounts based on population, contingent upon specified criteria.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

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

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 29. Page 5197.)

  5. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 49. Noes 23. Page 5175.)

  6. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Williams.

  7. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 31. Noes 29. Page 4831.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 23).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  13. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Williams · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Williams

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1778 WILLIAMS Motion to Reconsider

Passed 49 Yea · 23 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482108
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 492308
% of votes cast 61%29%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Carter — Yea
Logue — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Monning — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Valadao — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
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

Official roll call →

AB 1778 WILLIAMS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 44 Yea · 29 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 432707
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 442907
% of votes cast 55%36%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Allen — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Gorell — Nay
Conway — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Portantino — Not Voting
Cook — Nay
Beall — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Nay
Mansoor — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garrick — Nay
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

Official roll call →

AB 1778 WILLIAMS Assembly Third Reading

Failed 31 Yea · 29 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3127019
Republican 0200
Democratic 0001
Total 3129020
% of votes cast 39%36%0%25%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gordon — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Hayashi — Nay
Hill — Nay
Huber — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Davis — Not Voting
Swanson — Not Voting
Valadao — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Ma — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9302
Total 9302
% of votes cast 64%21%0%14%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Carter — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Norby — Nay
Achadjian — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1778 do?
Existing law requires that revenues from 14% of the local sales and use tax rate be transferred to the local transportation fund of each county for allocation, as directed by the transportation planning agency, to various transportation purposes, under what is commonly known as the Transportation Development Act. Existing law specifies the allowable uses for local transportation funds, and generally requires, after certain deductions, that the funds attributed to the area of apportionment of each transit operator be used solely for transit purposes in counties with a population of 500,000 or more as of the 1970 census. However, in counties with a population under 500,000 as of the 1970 census and in certain other counties, these funds may also be used for local streets and roads, if the transportation planning agency finds that there are no unmet transit needs or no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet, and for other specified purposes. Existing law, effective July 1, 2014, generally requires a county with a population under 500,000 as of the 1970 census that has a population of 500,000 or more as of the 2000 census or a future census to use funds attributable to the urbanized area of the county solely for transit purposes, except that a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer in an urbanized area in that county would not be so restricted. Existing law provides that the July 1, 2014, requirements and exemptions do not apply to Ventura County, and instead generally requires all local transportation funds in that county to be used for transit purposes as of that date unless a specified report is submitted by the Ventura County Transportation Commission to the transportation committees of the Legislature by December 31, 2011, and a recommended legislative proposal in that report relative to reorganization of transit services and expenditure of these funds is enacted by the end of the 2011–12 legislative session. This bill would provide that local transportation funds in Ventura County shall be available solely for transit purposes beginning July 1, 2014, as specified. The bill would also provide that any of those funds that remain unencumbered for more than one year, or unexpended for more than 2 years, be returned to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for reapportionment to other transit operators or transit service in proportional amounts based on population, contingent upon specified criteria.
Who sponsors AB 1778?
AB 1778 is sponsored by Williams.
What is the current status of AB 1778?
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 1778?
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