California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SCA 17 — A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 5 of Article IV thereof, relating to the Legislature.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 127, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

The California Constitution provides that each house of the Legislature shall judge the qualifications and elections of its Members and may expel a Member by a vote of 23 of the membership of the house. The California Constitution further charges the California Citizens Compensation Commission with the responsibility to establish the annual salary and benefits of all state officers, and provides that the salary of an elected state officer may not be reduced during his or her term of office. This measure would require that, to suspend a Member of either house of the Legislature, a motion or resolution to that effect shall be adopted by a vote of 23 of the membership of the house, as specified. The measure would prohibit a suspended Member from exercising any of the rights, privileges, duties, or powers of his or her office, or from utilizing any resources of the Legislature, while the suspension is in effect. If the motion or resolution imposing the suspension does not specify the date upon which the suspension ends, this measure would require a vote of 23 of the membership of the house to remove the suspension. The measure also would authorize the salary and benefits of the Member to be forfeited for all or part of the period of the suspension by express provision of the motion or resolution.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 127, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 4:15 p.m.

  3. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 6221.) Ordered to the Senate.

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 6).

  7. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30).

  10. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  12. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 3613.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  13. Amendments by Senator Anderson tabled on motion of Senator Corbett. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 3613.)

  14. Read third time.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3717.) (May 23).

  17. Set for hearing May 23.

  18. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  19. Set for hearing May 19.

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

  21. From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3484.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Set for hearing May 14.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  24. Withdrawn from committee.

  25. From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3387.) (May 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Set for hearing May 6.

  27. Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and RLS.

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 30.

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

Sponsors

  • Steinberg · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Steinberg

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

SCA 17 Steinberg Senate Third Reading By ATKINS

Passed 73 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68103
Democratic 4000
Republican 1101
Total 73204
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Campos — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hagman — 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 Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Be adopted.

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
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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From committee: Be adopted. To third reading.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Brown — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea

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3rd Reading SCA17 Steinberg Amend by Anderson Lay on Table

Passed 22 Yea · 12 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201205
Democratic 2001
Total 221206
% of votes cast 55%30%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Evans — Yea
Correa — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Leno — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Liu — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Yee — 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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3rd Reading SCA17 Steinberg

Passed 31 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29305
Democratic 2001
Total 31306
% of votes cast 78%8%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wright — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — 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 →

Be adopted.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SCA 17 do?
The California Constitution provides that each house of the Legislature shall judge the qualifications and elections of its Members and may expel a Member by a vote of 23 of the membership of the house. The California Constitution further charges the California Citizens Compensation Commission with the responsibility to establish the annual salary and benefits of all state officers, and provides that the salary of an elected state officer may not be reduced during his or her term of office. This measure would require that, to suspend a Member of either house of the Legislature, a motion or resolution to that effect shall be adopted by a vote of 23 of the membership of the house, as specified. The measure would prohibit a suspended Member from exercising any of the rights, privileges, duties, or powers of his or her office, or from utilizing any resources of the Legislature, while the suspension is in effect. If the motion or resolution imposing the suspension does not specify the date upon which the suspension ends, this measure would require a vote of 23 of the membership of the house to remove the suspension. The measure also would authorize the salary and benefits of the Member to be forfeited for all or part of the period of the suspension by express provision of the motion or resolution.
Who sponsors SCA 17?
SCA 17 is sponsored by Steinberg.
What is the current status of SCA 17?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SCA 17?
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