California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1117 — Initiative petitions: electronic access.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law specifies the process by which a statewide initiative or referendum measure may be qualified for the ballot, and requires the Secretary of State to prepare and provide to any person, on request, a pamphlet describing certain aspects of that process. This bill would require the Secretary of State to provide on his or her Internet Web site an electronic mail address at which the proponent of a proposed initiative or referendum measure may submit to the Secretary of State a copy of the petition for the proposed measure in portable document format. The bill would require the Secretary of State, within 2 business days of receiving a petition in this manner, to provide on his or her Internet Web site a hyperlink by which the petition is available to the public and can be downloaded and printed. The bill would require that a specified disclaimer be included on the Internet Web page that makes the petition available to the public.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 1515.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 8).

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

  17. Read first time.

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

  19. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Donnelly · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Donnelly

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1117 DONNELLY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61105
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 72105
% of votes cast 92%1%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Gorell — Yea
Hall — 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

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15100
Democratic 1000
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hall — Nay
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1117 do?
Existing law specifies the process by which a statewide initiative or referendum measure may be qualified for the ballot, and requires the Secretary of State to prepare and provide to any person, on request, a pamphlet describing certain aspects of that process. This bill would require the Secretary of State to provide on his or her Internet Web site an electronic mail address at which the proponent of a proposed initiative or referendum measure may submit to the Secretary of State a copy of the petition for the proposed measure in portable document format. The bill would require the Secretary of State, within 2 business days of receiving a petition in this manner, to provide on his or her Internet Web site a hyperlink by which the petition is available to the public and can be downloaded and printed. The bill would require that a specified disclaimer be included on the Internet Web page that makes the petition available to the public.
Who sponsors AB 1117?
AB 1117 is sponsored by Donnelly.
What is the current status of AB 1117?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1117?
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