California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 952 — Local government: vacancies.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 185, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires a city council, within 60 days of a vacancy in an elective office, to fill that vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy, and provides that a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy holds office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent. This bill would instead provide that if the council fills a vacancy in an elective office by appointment, and that vacancy occurred in the first half of the term of office and at least 130 days prior to the next general municipal election, the person appointed to fill the vacancy holds office until the next general municipal election at which a person is elected to fill that vacancy, and thereafter, until the person elected is qualified. The bill would additionally provide that if the vacancy occurs in the first half of a term of office, but less than 130 days prior to the next general municipal election, or if the vacancy occurs in the second half of the term of office, the person appointed to fill the vacancy holds office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 185, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1901.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1560.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 13).

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

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  18. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E. & R.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

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

3rd Reading AB952 Cristina Garcia By Lara

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — 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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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 952 GARCIA, C. Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65005
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 952 do?
Existing law requires a city council, within 60 days of a vacancy in an elective office, to fill that vacancy by appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy, and provides that a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy holds office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent. This bill would instead provide that if the council fills a vacancy in an elective office by appointment, and that vacancy occurred in the first half of the term of office and at least 130 days prior to the next general municipal election, the person appointed to fill the vacancy holds office until the next general municipal election at which a person is elected to fill that vacancy, and thereafter, until the person elected is qualified. The bill would additionally provide that if the vacancy occurs in the first half of a term of office, but less than 130 days prior to the next general municipal election, or if the vacancy occurs in the second half of the term of office, the person appointed to fill the vacancy holds office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent.
Who sponsors AB 952?
AB 952 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 952?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
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