California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1499 — Elections: ballot order for statewide measures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 30, Statutes of 2012.

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  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 January 10, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law specifies the order in which statewide ballot measures are required to appear on the ballot. This bill would require that bond measures and constitutional amendments, including those proposed by initiative, appear on the ballot before all other legislative, initiative, and referendum measures. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 30, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 24. Page 5490.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 5483.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 5483.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 4138.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (June 26).

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

  12. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  13. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 23. Page 4100.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Ordered to second reading.

  18. Withdrawn from committee.

  19. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 24. Page 4011.)

  20. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 24. Page 4011.)

  21. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee February 10.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget

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

Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10501
Total 10501
% of votes cast 63%31%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Wolk — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Anderson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
La Malfa — Nay

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3rd Reading AB1499 Committee on BUDGET (Blumenfield) By Leno

Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221401
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241501
% of votes cast 60%38%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Simitian — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 1499 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By BLUMENFIELD

Passed 50 Yea · 24 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492206
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 502406
% of votes cast 63%30%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Ma — Yea
Carter — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Swanson — Not Voting
Valadao — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
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

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10501
Total 10501
% of votes cast 63%31%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Leno — Yea
Evans — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Liu — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
La Malfa — Nay

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AB 1499 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By BLUMENFIELD

Passed 47 Yea · 23 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4621010
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 4723010
% of votes cast 59%29%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fong — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Ma — Yea
Pan — Yea
Torres — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Valadao — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cook — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1499 do?
Existing law specifies the order in which statewide ballot measures are required to appear on the ballot. This bill would require that bond measures and constitutional amendments, including those proposed by initiative, appear on the ballot before all other legislative, initiative, and referendum measures. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors AB 1499?
AB 1499 is sponsored by Committee on Budget.
What is the current status of AB 1499?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1499?
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