California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1796 — Civil actions: intervention.

Last action — In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under existing law, any person who has an interest in a matter in litigation, or in the success of either of the parties, or an interest against both, may intervene in the action or proceeding. Existing law provides that a third person may become a party to an action or proceeding between other persons, either by joining the plaintiff in claiming what is sought by the complaint, uniting with the defendant in resisting the claims of the plaintiff, or demanding anything adversely to both the plaintiff and the defendant, by filing a complaint setting forth the grounds upon which the intervention rests, as specified. This bill would require that a person seeking to intervene in an action or proceeding, deemed the intervenor, petition the court for leave to intervene by noticed motion or ex parte application setting forth the grounds upon which the intervention rests, and would require the intervenor to include a copy of the proposed complaint in intervention or answer in intervention with the petition. The bill would also require the intervenor to serve the order, or notice of the court's decision or order, granting leave to intervene and the pleadings in intervention on all other parties in the action or proceeding, as specified. The bill would also recast some provisions of existing law and make conforming changes to other provisions of law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  3. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  5. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 3979.)

  8. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 8).

  11. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.

  13. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wagner · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wilk

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Wagner

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1796 WILK Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 65 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 570013
Democratic 3001
Republican 5000
Total 650014
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Cooper — Not Voting
Dababneh — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Medina — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
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

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1796 do?
Under existing law, any person who has an interest in a matter in litigation, or in the success of either of the parties, or an interest against both, may intervene in the action or proceeding. Existing law provides that a third person may become a party to an action or proceeding between other persons, either by joining the plaintiff in claiming what is sought by the complaint, uniting with the defendant in resisting the claims of the plaintiff, or demanding anything adversely to both the plaintiff and the defendant, by filing a complaint setting forth the grounds upon which the intervention rests, as specified. This bill would require that a person seeking to intervene in an action or proceeding, deemed the intervenor, petition the court for leave to intervene by noticed motion or ex parte application setting forth the grounds upon which the intervention rests, and would require the intervenor to include a copy of the proposed complaint in intervention or answer in intervention with the petition. The bill would also require the intervenor to serve the order, or notice of the court's decision or order, granting leave to intervene and the pleadings in intervention on all other parties in the action or proceeding, as specified. The bill would also recast some provisions of existing law and make conforming changes to other provisions of law.
Who sponsors AB 1796?
AB 1796 is sponsored by Wagner and Wilk.
What is the current status of AB 1796?
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 1796?
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