California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 555 — Local government: community facilities districts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 493, Statutes of 2011.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.

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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 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 authorizes a community facilities district to finance the purchase, construction, expansion, improvement, or rehabilitation of certain facilities, including, among others, child care facilities, undergrounding of water transmission and distribution facilities, and the cleanup of hazardous materials. This bill would also authorize a community facilities district to finance and refinance the acquisition, installation, and improvement of energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy improvements to or on real property and in buildings, as specified. (2) Existing law specifies the requirements for the establishment of a community facilities district, including, among other things, a petition, a hearing, the establishment of the boundaries of the community facilities district, and an election on the question of establishment. This bill would authorize a separate procedure for establishing a community facilities district where the district initially consists solely of territory proposed for annexation to the community facilities district in the future, as specified, and would provide an alternate procedure for incurring bonded indebtedness for community facility districts established in this manner. This bill would provide that the refusal by a person to undertake or cause to be undertaken an act relating to community facilities districts, including formation of, or annexation to, a community facilities district, voting to levy a special tax, or authorizing another to vote to levy a special tax, shall not be a factor when considering the approval of a legislative or adjudicative act, or both, including, but not limited to , the planning use, or development of real property or any change in governmental organization or reorganization if the purpose of the community facilities district is to finance energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy improvements. (3) Existing law defines a Property Assessed Clean Energy bond, otherwise known as a PACE bond, to mean a bond that is secured by a voluntary contractual assessment on property or a voluntary contractual assessment or a voluntary special tax on property to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, or energy or water efficiency improvements that is levied pursuant to a chartered city's constitutional authority under the California Constitution. This bill would also include within this definition a bond secured by a special tax on property levied by specified community facilities districts.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 493, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 22. Page 2575.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 29).

  8. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 1039.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 859.) (May 4).

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  14. Set for hearing May 4.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  17. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  20. Set for hearing April 26.

  21. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

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

Sponsors

  • Hancock · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hancock

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 555 Hancock Senate Third Reading By HUFFMAN

Passed 54 Yea · 22 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 532004
Democratic 1000
Total 542204
% of votes cast 68%28%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Fletcher — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Conway — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Cook — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — 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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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5202
Total 5202
% of votes cast 56%22%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Knight — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Norby — Nay
Davis — Not Voting

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251002
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 271102
% of votes cast 68%28%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
La Malfa — Nay

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Subjects

housing environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 555 do?
(1) The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 authorizes a community facilities district to finance the purchase, construction, expansion, improvement, or rehabilitation of certain facilities, including, among others, child care facilities, undergrounding of water transmission and distribution facilities, and the cleanup of hazardous materials. This bill would also authorize a community facilities district to finance and refinance the acquisition, installation, and improvement of energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy improvements to or on real property and in buildings, as specified. (2) Existing law specifies the requirements for the establishment of a community facilities district, including, among other things, a petition, a hearing, the establishment of the boundaries of the community facilities district, and an election on the question of establishment. This bill would authorize a separate procedure for establishing a community facilities district where the district initially consists solely of territory proposed for annexation to the community facilities district in the future, as specified, and would provide an alternate procedure for incurring bonded indebtedness for community facility districts established in this manner. This bill would provide that the refusal by a person to undertake or cause to be undertaken an act relating to community facilities districts, including formation of, or annexation to, a community facilities district, voting to levy a special tax, or authorizing another to vote to levy a special tax, shall not be a factor when considering the approval of a legislative or adjudicative act, or both, including, but not limited to , the planning use, or development of real property or any change in governmental organization or reorganization if the purpose of the community facilities district is to finance energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy improvements. (3) Existing law defines a Property Assessed Clean Energy bond, otherwise known as a PACE bond, to mean a bond that is secured by a voluntary contractual assessment on property or a voluntary contractual assessment or a voluntary special tax on property to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, or energy or water efficiency improvements that is levied pursuant to a chartered city's constitutional authority under the California Constitution. This bill would also include within this definition a bond secured by a special tax on property levied by specified community facilities districts.
Who sponsors SB 555?
SB 555 is sponsored by Hancock.
What is the current status of SB 555?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
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