California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 554 — State government: Secretary of State: fees.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 364, Statutes of 2013.

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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 20, 2013. 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) Existing law requires every corporation to file a specified statement of information with the Secretary of State and pay a $5 disclosure fee in addition to any other required fees. Existing law requires one-half of the amount of this disclosure fee to be used for specified purposes, including the development and maintenance of an online database, and the other one-half to be deposited in the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund. This bill would instead require the first half of the disclosure fee to be deposited in the Business Programs Modernization Fund, which would be established by this bill. Moneys deposited in the fund would be made available, upon appropriation, to the Secretary of State of the purposes specified in existing law. (2) Existing law states that it is the intent of the Legislature that moneys deposited into the Secretary of State's Business Fees Fund be used to support the programs from which the fees are collected and provides that they shall be expended to the extent that appropriations are made in the annual Budget Act. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to charge and collect fees for preclearance of documents and expedited filings if the special handling does not cause disruption or delay in the process of the normal handling of documents, and if the implementation of the special handling is supported by an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. Existing law also specifies that copying and special handling fees shall be accounted as Secretary of State expenditure reimbursements. This bill would instead provide that, operative July 1, 2014, copying and special handling fees be paid into the Secretary of State's Business Fees Fund and would delete the requirement that the implementation of special handling be supported by an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 364, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1978.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1342.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

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

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mullin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Mullin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB554 Mullin By Roth

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Block — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 0001
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 2000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wright — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 554 MULLIN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64004
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Stone — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Daly — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 3000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 554 do?
(1) Existing law requires every corporation to file a specified statement of information with the Secretary of State and pay a $5 disclosure fee in addition to any other required fees. Existing law requires one-half of the amount of this disclosure fee to be used for specified purposes, including the development and maintenance of an online database, and the other one-half to be deposited in the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund. This bill would instead require the first half of the disclosure fee to be deposited in the Business Programs Modernization Fund, which would be established by this bill. Moneys deposited in the fund would be made available, upon appropriation, to the Secretary of State of the purposes specified in existing law. (2) Existing law states that it is the intent of the Legislature that moneys deposited into the Secretary of State's Business Fees Fund be used to support the programs from which the fees are collected and provides that they shall be expended to the extent that appropriations are made in the annual Budget Act. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to charge and collect fees for preclearance of documents and expedited filings if the special handling does not cause disruption or delay in the process of the normal handling of documents, and if the implementation of the special handling is supported by an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. Existing law also specifies that copying and special handling fees shall be accounted as Secretary of State expenditure reimbursements. This bill would instead provide that, operative July 1, 2014, copying and special handling fees be paid into the Secretary of State's Business Fees Fund and would delete the requirement that the implementation of special handling be supported by an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
Who sponsors AB 554?
AB 554 is sponsored by Mullin.
What is the current status of AB 554?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 554?
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