California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 R cosponsors

AB 718 — Local government: powers.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file pursuant to Senate Rule 29.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to pass ordinances not in conflict with state or federal law and the state or federal constitution. This bill would prohibit the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting or otherwise subjecting to civil or criminal penalties, or removing or impounding a motor vehicle by reason of, the act of sleeping or resting in a lawfully parked motor vehicle. The bill would also find and declare that the provisions of the bill address the health and safety of homeless individuals, a matter of statewide concern, and that therefore, they apply to charter cities, charter counties, and charter cities and counties.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file pursuant to Senate Rule 29.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. Ordered to second reading.

  4. From inactive file.

  5. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hueso.

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2289.)

  8. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Hueso.

  9. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 18. Noes 14. Page 2289.).

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 8).

  12. In committee: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 15. Page 1686.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (May 13).

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and L. GOV.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Chu

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB718 Chu By Hueso Reconsider

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Lara — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB718 Chu By Hueso

Failed 18 Yea · 14 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181108
Democratic 0300
Total 181408
% of votes cast 45%35%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Liu — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Hall — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Glazer — Nay
Huff — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Monning — Not Voting
Allen — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Not Voting
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Nay
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Democratic 0001
Total 4102
% of votes cast 57%14%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Pavley — Nay
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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AB 718 CHU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 15 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 511108
Republican 3300
Democratic 2101
Total 561509
% of votes cast 70%19%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bloom — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Nay
Chu — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Harper — Nay
Alejo — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Levine — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Nay
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Burke — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Perea — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7101
Total 7101
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12103
Total 12103
% of votes cast 75%6%0%19%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Chu — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Achadjian — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 718 do?
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to pass ordinances not in conflict with state or federal law and the state or federal constitution. This bill would prohibit the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting or otherwise subjecting to civil or criminal penalties, or removing or impounding a motor vehicle by reason of, the act of sleeping or resting in a lawfully parked motor vehicle. The bill would also find and declare that the provisions of the bill address the health and safety of homeless individuals, a matter of statewide concern, and that therefore, they apply to charter cities, charter counties, and charter cities and counties.
Who sponsors AB 718?
AB 718 is sponsored by Chu and Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 718?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 718?
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