California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 973 — Trial courts: budget process: public notice.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 687, 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 18, 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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires a trial court to provide written notification to the public by conspicuous posting within or about its facilities, on its public Internet Web site, and to the Judicial Council, not less than 60 days prior to closing any courtroom, or closing or reducing the hours of clerks' offices during regular business hours on any day, except as specified. This bill would require a trial court to also provide notification by electronic distribution to individuals who have subscribed to the court's electronic distribution service. The bill would require those required notifications to include information on how the public may provide written comments during the 60-day period on the court's plan for closing a courtroom, or closing or reducing the hours of clerks' offices. The bill would require the court to review and consider all public comments received and immediately provide notice to the public and to the Judicial Council if the court's plan changes as a result of the comments received or for any other reason. Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council, as part of its trial court budget process, to seek input from groups and individuals as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, advisory committees and the Administrative Director of the Courts. The trial court budget process may include other considerations, including the receipt of budget requests from the trial courts. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules providing for notice to the public and for public input to decisions concerning administrative and financial functions of a trial court, including, but not limited to, decisions relating to the budget of the trial court prior to submittal to the Judicial Council and subsequent to budget approval. Existing law also requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules requiring trial courts to give notice to the public of other decisions concerning the administrative and financial functions of the trial courts. This bill, until January 1, 2017, would require each trial court, prior to adopting a baseline budget plan for the fiscal year, to provide the public notice of, and an opportunity for input on, the trial court's proposed budget plan, as specified. Among other things, the bill would require the court to allow public input by the submission of written comments or by holding a public hearing on the trial court's proposed baseline budget plan. The bill also would require the court, prior to conducting a public hearing, to make the proposed baseline budget plan available to the public and to provide notice of the hearing date, time, and location, and the opportunity to submit written comments.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 687, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 2916.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 2. Page 2197.).

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

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (August 25).

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

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  12. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 1748.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

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

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Campos · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Campos

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 973 CAMPOS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 532202
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 542402
% of votes cast 68%30%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Cook — Nay
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
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 Reading AB973 Campos By Price

Passed 32 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30205
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 32206
% of votes cast 80%5%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8100
Total 8100
% of votes cast 89%11%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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

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AB 973 CAMPOS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 24 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 502205
Democratic 1000
Total 512405
% of votes cast 64%30%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
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
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11500
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Mitchell — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Lara — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 973 do?
Existing law requires a trial court to provide written notification to the public by conspicuous posting within or about its facilities, on its public Internet Web site, and to the Judicial Council, not less than 60 days prior to closing any courtroom, or closing or reducing the hours of clerks' offices during regular business hours on any day, except as specified. This bill would require a trial court to also provide notification by electronic distribution to individuals who have subscribed to the court's electronic distribution service. The bill would require those required notifications to include information on how the public may provide written comments during the 60-day period on the court's plan for closing a courtroom, or closing or reducing the hours of clerks' offices. The bill would require the court to review and consider all public comments received and immediately provide notice to the public and to the Judicial Council if the court's plan changes as a result of the comments received or for any other reason. Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council, as part of its trial court budget process, to seek input from groups and individuals as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, advisory committees and the Administrative Director of the Courts. The trial court budget process may include other considerations, including the receipt of budget requests from the trial courts. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules providing for notice to the public and for public input to decisions concerning administrative and financial functions of a trial court, including, but not limited to, decisions relating to the budget of the trial court prior to submittal to the Judicial Council and subsequent to budget approval. Existing law also requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules requiring trial courts to give notice to the public of other decisions concerning the administrative and financial functions of the trial courts. This bill, until January 1, 2017, would require each trial court, prior to adopting a baseline budget plan for the fiscal year, to provide the public notice of, and an opportunity for input on, the trial court's proposed budget plan, as specified. Among other things, the bill would require the court to allow public input by the submission of written comments or by holding a public hearing on the trial court's proposed baseline budget plan. The bill also would require the court, prior to conducting a public hearing, to make the proposed baseline budget plan available to the public and to provide notice of the hearing date, time, and location, and the opportunity to submit written comments.
Who sponsors AB 973?
AB 973 is sponsored by Campos.
What is the current status of AB 973?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
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