California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 400 — Petitions: initiative, referendum, or recall.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires that an initiative petition contain specified language advising the public of its right to determine whether the person circulating the petition is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer. This bill would require a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition circulated by a paid circulator, as defined, who is paid by a committee to include a disclosure statement identifying the persons from whom the committee received the 5 largest cumulative contributions of $10,000 or more in support of the measure and the name of their employer, if 2 or more of these contributors have the same employer. The bill would require this disclosure statement to be updated within 7 days of any change in the 5 largest cumulative contributors. The bill would require a committee that employs one or more paid circulators for the purpose of circulating an initiative, referendum, or recall petition to submit the disclosure statement, and any updates to it, to the Secretary of State for posting on his or her Internet Web site.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 6265.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 4463.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From inactive file.

  10. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Corbett.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. 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.

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

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 1153.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 17).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 400 FONG Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 24 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492102
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 532402
% of votes cast 67%30%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Allen — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Logue — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Bradford — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Linder — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Gorell — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB400 Fong By Pavley

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211204
Democratic 2001
Total 231205
% of votes cast 58%30%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Liu — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 400 FONG Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 24 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 471902
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 532402
% of votes cast 67%30%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Perea — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Stone — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Linder — Nay
Logue — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Atkins — Not Voting
Chávez — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 400 do?
Existing law requires that an initiative petition contain specified language advising the public of its right to determine whether the person circulating the petition is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer. This bill would require a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition circulated by a paid circulator, as defined, who is paid by a committee to include a disclosure statement identifying the persons from whom the committee received the 5 largest cumulative contributions of $10,000 or more in support of the measure and the name of their employer, if 2 or more of these contributors have the same employer. The bill would require this disclosure statement to be updated within 7 days of any change in the 5 largest cumulative contributors. The bill would require a committee that employs one or more paid circulators for the purpose of circulating an initiative, referendum, or recall petition to submit the disclosure statement, and any updates to it, to the Secretary of State for posting on his or her Internet Web site.
Who sponsors AB 400?
AB 400 is sponsored by Gatto and Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 400?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 400?
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