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

SB 844 — Elections: ballot measure contributions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 920, Statutes of 2014.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · 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.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Existing law requires each campaign committee formed or existing primarily to support or oppose a statewide ballot measure to file with the Secretary of State periodic reports identifying the sources and amounts of contributions received during specified periods. Existing law, including the Political Reform Act of 1974, also specifies information required to be included in the state ballot pamphlet for each statewide ballot measure to be voted upon. This bill would require the Secretary of State to create an Internet Web site, or use other available technology, to consolidate information about each ballot measure in a manner that is easy for voters to access and understand. The Internet Web site would be required to include a summary of each ballot measure, the total amount of reported contributions made to support or oppose a ballot measure, and a list of a committee's top 10 contributors, as specified. The bill would require the state ballot pamphlet to include for each ballot measure a printed statement that refers voters to the Secretary of State's Internet Web site for a list of committees primarily formed to support or oppose a ballot measure, and information on how to access the committee's top 10 contributors. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 9082.7 of the Elections Code proposed by SB 1253, that would become operative only if SB 1253 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2015, and this bill is chaptered last. The bill would, contingent upon the enactment of SB 1442, incorporate additional changes. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, generally provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements. The act also provides that, notwithstanding this requirement, the Legislature may add to the ballot pamphlet information regarding candidates or other information. This bill, which would permit or require additional information to be included in the ballot pamphlet, would therefore require a majority vote.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 920, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4872.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 6416.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Page 6284.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14).

  12. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3656.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  20. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3703.) (May 23).

  22. Set for hearing May 23.

  23. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. Set for hearing May 12.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  27. Set for hearing April 7.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2927.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  30. Set for hearing March 18.

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

  32. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 8.

  33. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Block · Cosponsor
  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Garcia · Cosponsor
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Dickinson · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Primary
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor
  • Stephen C. Padilla · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (12)

  • Anderson
  • Block
  • De León
  • Garcia
  • Correa
  • DeSaulnier
  • Dickinson
  • Gatto
  • Hancock
  • Leno
  • Wieckowski
  • Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic

Not signed on (109)

109 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

Unfinished Supp 1 SB844 Pavley Concurrence

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
Anderson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

SB 844 Pavley Senate Third Reading By FONG

Passed 78 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71100
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Allen — Nay
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
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
Linder — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 844 do?
Existing law requires each campaign committee formed or existing primarily to support or oppose a statewide ballot measure to file with the Secretary of State periodic reports identifying the sources and amounts of contributions received during specified periods. Existing law, including the Political Reform Act of 1974, also specifies information required to be included in the state ballot pamphlet for each statewide ballot measure to be voted upon. This bill would require the Secretary of State to create an Internet Web site, or use other available technology, to consolidate information about each ballot measure in a manner that is easy for voters to access and understand. The Internet Web site would be required to include a summary of each ballot measure, the total amount of reported contributions made to support or oppose a ballot measure, and a list of a committee's top 10 contributors, as specified. The bill would require the state ballot pamphlet to include for each ballot measure a printed statement that refers voters to the Secretary of State's Internet Web site for a list of committees primarily formed to support or oppose a ballot measure, and information on how to access the committee's top 10 contributors. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 9082.7 of the Elections Code proposed by SB 1253, that would become operative only if SB 1253 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2015, and this bill is chaptered last. The bill would, contingent upon the enactment of SB 1442, incorporate additional changes. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, generally provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements. The act also provides that, notwithstanding this requirement, the Legislature may add to the ballot pamphlet information regarding candidates or other information. This bill, which would permit or require additional information to be included in the ballot pamphlet, would therefore require a majority vote.
Who sponsors SB 844?
SB 844 is sponsored by Anderson, Block, De León, Garcia, Correa, DeSaulnier, Dickinson, Gatto, Hancock, Leno, Pavley, Wieckowski, and Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 844?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2014. Enacted.
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