California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 481 — Local government: auditors: independence.

Last action — Last day to consider Governors veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, with certain exceptions, that all city, county, city and county, and district employees who conduct audits or that conduct audit activities of those respective agencies, conduct their work under the general and specified standards prescribed by the Institute of Internal Auditors or the Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, as appropriate. Those standards generally provide, among other things, that auditors should be independent of the activities they audit. Existing law makes every willful omission to perform any duty enjoined by law upon any public officer, or person holding any public trust or employment, where no special provision is made for the punishment of that delinquency, a crime. This bill would prohibit the general counsel of the city, county, city and county, or district, or the employees of the general counsel from having direct oversight over the city, county, city and county, and district employees that conduct audits or that conduct audit activities of those respective agencies. By expanding the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Last day to consider Governors veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

  2. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by the Governor.

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  5. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2105.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2428.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8).

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17).

  12. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 840.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  17. Set for hearing April 27.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 618.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  21. Set for hearing April 15.

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

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 29.

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

Sponsors

  • Hueso · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB481 Hueso Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 2001
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pan — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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SB 481 Hueso Senate Third Reading By WEBER

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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 Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14003
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27009
Democratic 2001
Total 290010
% of votes cast 74%0%0%26%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Liu — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 481 do?
Existing law requires, with certain exceptions, that all city, county, city and county, and district employees who conduct audits or that conduct audit activities of those respective agencies, conduct their work under the general and specified standards prescribed by the Institute of Internal Auditors or the Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, as appropriate. Those standards generally provide, among other things, that auditors should be independent of the activities they audit. Existing law makes every willful omission to perform any duty enjoined by law upon any public officer, or person holding any public trust or employment, where no special provision is made for the punishment of that delinquency, a crime. This bill would prohibit the general counsel of the city, county, city and county, or district, or the employees of the general counsel from having direct oversight over the city, county, city and county, and district employees that conduct audits or that conduct audit activities of those respective agencies. By expanding the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 481?
SB 481 is sponsored by Hueso.
What is the current status of SB 481?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 SB 481?
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