California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 547 — Voting.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 260, Statutes of 2011.

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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 February 16, 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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law permits a voter who is unable to mark a ballot to receive the assistance of not more than 2 persons, selected by the voter, at a polling place. In addition, existing law imposes criminal penalties on specified activities that interfere with another person's right to vote, including defrauding a voter who cannot read the ballot by deceiving and causing him or her to vote for a candidate that he or she did not intend to vote for. This bill would provide that a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she, while providing care or direct supervision to an elder, as defined, in a state-licensed or state-subsidized facility or program, coerces or deceives the elder into voting for or against a candidate or measure contrary to the elder's intent or in the absence of any intent of the elder to cast a vote for or against that candidate or measure. This bill would also provide that a violation of that provision would be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail or a fine or by both that imprisonment and fine, as specified. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating an additional crime. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 260, 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 71. Noes 0. Page 2443.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1915.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  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 7. Noes 0.) (June 14).

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1568.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 18).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 3).

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

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

  23. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & R. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  29. Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gatto · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

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 547 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 69008
Democratic 0001
Total 71009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Conway — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Cook — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Allen — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Lara — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #7

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Huff — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — 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 547 GATTO Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1001
Unaffiliated 73004
Democratic 1000
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — 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 Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

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
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Be referred to Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Total 8003
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Davis — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 547 do?
Existing law permits a voter who is unable to mark a ballot to receive the assistance of not more than 2 persons, selected by the voter, at a polling place. In addition, existing law imposes criminal penalties on specified activities that interfere with another person's right to vote, including defrauding a voter who cannot read the ballot by deceiving and causing him or her to vote for a candidate that he or she did not intend to vote for. This bill would provide that a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she, while providing care or direct supervision to an elder, as defined, in a state-licensed or state-subsidized facility or program, coerces or deceives the elder into voting for or against a candidate or measure contrary to the elder's intent or in the absence of any intent of the elder to cast a vote for or against that candidate or measure. This bill would also provide that a violation of that provision would be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail or a fine or by both that imprisonment and fine, as specified. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating an additional crime. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 547?
AB 547 is sponsored by Gatto.
What is the current status of AB 547?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 547?
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