California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 229 — State employees: travel reimbursement.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 770, 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 04, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law and bargaining agreements, the state reimburses employees for all necessary and actual expenses they incur when they travel on official state business. This bill would, until January 1, 2019, prohibit a state agency from prohibiting state employees traveling on official state business from using transportation provided by a transportation network company or lodging in a short-term rental, as defined. The bill would require a state agency to reimburse the actual and necessary expenses of a state employee using a transportation network company or a short-term rental consistent with the agency's standard reimbursement policies. The bill would request and encourage the University of California to adopt travel reimbursement policies in accordance with that prohibition. The bill would define terms for those purposes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 770, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 3. Page 3134.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2690.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 14).

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  16. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1561.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended.

  26. Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brough · Cosponsor
  • Chang · Primary
  • Kim · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chang

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Brough
  • Kim
  • Low
  • Olsen

Not signed on (117)

117 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

AB 229 CHANG Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65303
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 74303
% of votes cast 93%4%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Nay
Linder — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Nay
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 Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB229 Chang By Glazer

Passed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231004
Democratic 2100
Total 251104
% of votes cast 63%28%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hueso — Nay
Leyva — Nay
Liu — Yea
Monning — Nay
Pan — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Runner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Mitchell — Nay
De León — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Hernandez — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Nay
Block — Nay
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Nay
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10101
Democratic 1000
Total 11101
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Nay
Lara — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 229 CHANG 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
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Chu — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Not Voting
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 229 do?
Under existing law and bargaining agreements, the state reimburses employees for all necessary and actual expenses they incur when they travel on official state business. This bill would, until January 1, 2019, prohibit a state agency from prohibiting state employees traveling on official state business from using transportation provided by a transportation network company or lodging in a short-term rental, as defined. The bill would require a state agency to reimburse the actual and necessary expenses of a state employee using a transportation network company or a short-term rental consistent with the agency's standard reimbursement policies. The bill would request and encourage the University of California to adopt travel reimbursement policies in accordance with that prohibition. The bill would define terms for those purposes.
Who sponsors AB 229?
AB 229 is sponsored by Brough, Chang, Kim, Low, and Olsen.
What is the current status of AB 229?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 229?
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