California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 65 — Elections: statewide ballot pamphlet.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare an impartial analysis of each initiative measure to appear on the ballot, and provides that the Legislative Analyst is solely responsible for determining the content of the analysis. The act requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare an unbiased fiscal analysis of a measure that is included in the ballot pamphlet stating whether the measure would increase or decrease any revenue or cost to state or local government. Existing law also requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare for inclusion in the ballot pamphlet a summary statement regarding the general meaning and effect of "yes" and "no" votes on each state measure. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative statute, 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 without restriction amend specified provisions of the act to add to the ballot pamphlet information regarding candidates or other information. This bill would, except as specified, require, if a fiscal analysis prepared by the Legislative Analyst determines that a measure would provide an increase in revenues to fund new or existing programs, that specified language be added at the end of the "yes" and "no" summary statement in the ballot pamphlet advising that the revenue generated by the measure will be forever dedicated to the purposes specified in the measure unless the measure is changed by a future measure approved by the voters. The bill also would contain a finding and declaration of the Legislature that the bill permits or requires additional information to be included in the ballot pamphlet in accordance with the provision of the Political Reform Act of 1974 described above that authorizes the Legislature to add information to the ballot pamphlet.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 14. Page 3197.).

  4. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 9).

  5. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 3172.)

  6. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 2349.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  12. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 5).

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

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  19. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 906.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 6).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 15).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

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

  31. Read first time.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee January 9.

  33. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gatto · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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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 65 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 62 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 611204
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 621404
% of votes cast 78%18%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Eng — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cook — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Achadjian — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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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amendments be concurred in.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Logue — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea

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3rd Reading AB65 Gatto By DeSaulnier

Passed 32 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29503
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 32503
% of votes cast 80%13%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Correa — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Runner — Nay
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Wright — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 65 GATTO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 24 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482204
Democratic 3000
Republican 0200
Total 512404
% of votes cast 65%30%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
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 Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10501
Democratic 1000
Total 11501
% of votes cast 65%29%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 65 do?
The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare an impartial analysis of each initiative measure to appear on the ballot, and provides that the Legislative Analyst is solely responsible for determining the content of the analysis. The act requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare an unbiased fiscal analysis of a measure that is included in the ballot pamphlet stating whether the measure would increase or decrease any revenue or cost to state or local government. Existing law also requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare for inclusion in the ballot pamphlet a summary statement regarding the general meaning and effect of "yes" and "no" votes on each state measure. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative statute, 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 without restriction amend specified provisions of the act to add to the ballot pamphlet information regarding candidates or other information. This bill would, except as specified, require, if a fiscal analysis prepared by the Legislative Analyst determines that a measure would provide an increase in revenues to fund new or existing programs, that specified language be added at the end of the "yes" and "no" summary statement in the ballot pamphlet advising that the revenue generated by the measure will be forever dedicated to the purposes specified in the measure unless the measure is changed by a future measure approved by the voters. The bill also would contain a finding and declaration of the Legislature that the bill permits or requires additional information to be included in the ballot pamphlet in accordance with the provision of the Political Reform Act of 1974 described above that authorizes the Legislature to add information to the ballot pamphlet.
Who sponsors AB 65?
AB 65 is sponsored by Gatto.
What is the current status of AB 65?
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 AB 65?
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