California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1596 — Elections: vote by mail ballot applications.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 596, Statutes of 2014.

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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 04, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires that a printed application that is to be distributed to a voter for requesting a vote by mail voter's ballot include specified information. Existing law requires an individual, organization, or group that distributes applications for vote by mail ballots and receives completed application forms to return the forms to the appropriate elections official within 72 hours of receiving the forms. This bill would require a printed vote by mail application that allows a voter to submit the application by mail to inform the voter of the address for the elections official and specify that address as the only appropriate destination address for the application, as specified. The bill would provide that it not be construed as prohibiting an individual, organization, or group that distributes applications for vote by mail voter ballots from collecting or receiving applications from voters by means other than having applications mailed directly to the address of the distributing individual, organization, or group.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 596, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4415.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24).

  8. Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4967.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 6).

  13. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

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

3rd Reading AB1596 Garcia By Correa

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Democratic 2000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

AB 1596 GARCIA Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Pan — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 5001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Logue — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Perea — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1596 do?
Existing law requires that a printed application that is to be distributed to a voter for requesting a vote by mail voter's ballot include specified information. Existing law requires an individual, organization, or group that distributes applications for vote by mail ballots and receives completed application forms to return the forms to the appropriate elections official within 72 hours of receiving the forms. This bill would require a printed vote by mail application that allows a voter to submit the application by mail to inform the voter of the address for the elections official and specify that address as the only appropriate destination address for the application, as specified. The bill would provide that it not be construed as prohibiting an individual, organization, or group that distributes applications for vote by mail voter ballots from collecting or receiving applications from voters by means other than having applications mailed directly to the address of the distributing individual, organization, or group.
Who sponsors AB 1596?
AB 1596 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1596?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2014. Enacted.
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