California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1345 — Local government: audits.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 231, Statutes of 2012.

  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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The federal Single Audit Act of 1984 requires any nonfederal entity, defined as a state, local government, or nonprofit organization, that expends $300,000 or more in federal money to prepare an annual audit that meets certain specifications and transmit that audit to specified federal agencies. Existing law requires the Controller to receive every audit report prepared by any local public agency, pursuant to the federal Single Audit Act of 1984, and review those reports for compliance with federal law before forwarding them to the designated state agency. This bill would require the annual audit reports made pursuant to the federal Single Audit Act of 1984 to be submitted to the Controller within 9 months after the end of the period audited or pursuant to applicable federal or state law. This bill would authorize the Controller to appoint a qualified certified public accountant or public accountant to complete an audit report if a local agency, as defined, fails to submit the audit report to the Controller by the specified date. The bill would require the Controller to first notify a local agency of its failure to submit the audit report and give the local agency a reasonable amount of time to submit the report before appointing a certified public accountant or public accountant. The bill would require the Controller to report certain misconduct and nondisclosures to the California Board of Accountancy. (2) Existing law requires certain audits to be performed by specified accountants and accounting firms. This bill would require any audit for any local agency to be performed by a certified public accountant or public accountant, as specified. The bill would prohibit a local agency from employing certain public accounting firms to perform an audit, as specified, unless the Controller finds that another eligible public accounting firm is not available to perform the audit.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 231, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:05 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5946.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4471.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  12. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3599.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 19).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  25. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lara · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1345 LARA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hill — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Conway — Yea
Allen — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Cook — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1345 Lara By Fuller

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1345 LARA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71006
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Conway — Yea
Huber — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1345 do?
(1) The federal Single Audit Act of 1984 requires any nonfederal entity, defined as a state, local government, or nonprofit organization, that expends $300,000 or more in federal money to prepare an annual audit that meets certain specifications and transmit that audit to specified federal agencies. Existing law requires the Controller to receive every audit report prepared by any local public agency, pursuant to the federal Single Audit Act of 1984, and review those reports for compliance with federal law before forwarding them to the designated state agency. This bill would require the annual audit reports made pursuant to the federal Single Audit Act of 1984 to be submitted to the Controller within 9 months after the end of the period audited or pursuant to applicable federal or state law. This bill would authorize the Controller to appoint a qualified certified public accountant or public accountant to complete an audit report if a local agency, as defined, fails to submit the audit report to the Controller by the specified date. The bill would require the Controller to first notify a local agency of its failure to submit the audit report and give the local agency a reasonable amount of time to submit the report before appointing a certified public accountant or public accountant. The bill would require the Controller to report certain misconduct and nondisclosures to the California Board of Accountancy. (2) Existing law requires certain audits to be performed by specified accountants and accounting firms. This bill would require any audit for any local agency to be performed by a certified public accountant or public accountant, as specified. The bill would prohibit a local agency from employing certain public accounting firms to perform an audit, as specified, unless the Controller finds that another eligible public accounting firm is not available to perform the audit.
Who sponsors AB 1345?
AB 1345 is sponsored by Lara.
What is the current status of AB 1345?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
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