California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

AB 504 — Local planning.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, establishes in each city or county a planning agency and requires each city or county to, by ordinance, assign the functions of the planning agency to a planning department, one or more planning commissions, administrative bodies or hearing officers, the legislative body itself, or any combination thereof, as it deems appropriate and necessary. The law requires, if a city or county does not make an assignment, as specified, the legislative body of the city or county to carry out all the functions of the planning agency. The law specifies the functions of a planning agency and the minimum membership of a planning commission to be at least 5 members who act in the public interest. This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, authorize a city to delegate to, or authorize pursuant to a contract with, a nonprofit public benefit corporation the performance of ministerial planning functions, as defined, and require that the city retain all nonministerial planning functions. The bill would require a nonprofit public benefit corporation performing ministerial planning functions to comply with city laws and plans and state laws, including, but not limited to, laws relating to the requirements for open meetings and the disclosure of public records, as specified. The bill would require any planning function approved by a nonprofit public benefit corporation to be able to be appealed to the legislative body of the city, as specified. The bill would require a nonprofit public benefit corporation, beginning on or before July 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, to report to the legislative body of the city on the planning functions it has undertaken in the previous calendar year, and require the legislative body of the city to review and approve each report at a noticed public hearing. The bill would also state that this is an issue of statewide concern.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 78. Page 3057.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 14. Page 2635.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 15).

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

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

  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 53. Noes 27. Page 1441.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (May 6).

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

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

  21. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

3rd Reading AB504 Gonzalez By Block

Passed 26 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241300
Democratic 2100
Total 261400
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Huff — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 504 GONZALEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 28 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482300
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 522800
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Perea — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Harper — Nay
Linder — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 0100
Unaffiliated 5100
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 504 GONZALEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 27 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482200
Democratic 4000
Republican 1500
Total 532700
% of votes cast 66%34%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Nay
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Gonzalez — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 504 do?
The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, establishes in each city or county a planning agency and requires each city or county to, by ordinance, assign the functions of the planning agency to a planning department, one or more planning commissions, administrative bodies or hearing officers, the legislative body itself, or any combination thereof, as it deems appropriate and necessary. The law requires, if a city or county does not make an assignment, as specified, the legislative body of the city or county to carry out all the functions of the planning agency. The law specifies the functions of a planning agency and the minimum membership of a planning commission to be at least 5 members who act in the public interest. This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, authorize a city to delegate to, or authorize pursuant to a contract with, a nonprofit public benefit corporation the performance of ministerial planning functions, as defined, and require that the city retain all nonministerial planning functions. The bill would require a nonprofit public benefit corporation performing ministerial planning functions to comply with city laws and plans and state laws, including, but not limited to, laws relating to the requirements for open meetings and the disclosure of public records, as specified. The bill would require any planning function approved by a nonprofit public benefit corporation to be able to be appealed to the legislative body of the city, as specified. The bill would require a nonprofit public benefit corporation, beginning on or before July 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, to report to the legislative body of the city on the planning functions it has undertaken in the previous calendar year, and require the legislative body of the city to review and approve each report at a noticed public hearing. The bill would also state that this is an issue of statewide concern.
Who sponsors AB 504?
AB 504 is sponsored by Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 504?
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 AB 504?
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