California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1531 — Court fees: electronic filing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 248, Statutes of 2018.

  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 17, 2017. 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes various fees to be paid upon the filing of documents with the court. Existing law also provides for the electronic filing and service of documents through an electronic filing service provider. This bill would provide that, where a represented party fails to remit payment to an electronic filing service provider, the electronic filing service provider may notify the clerk, and the clerk may notify the attorney of record that the attorney may be sanctioned for nonpayment of fees. The bill would allow the court to sanction the attorney of record if the fees to the electronic service provider remain unpaid 20 days after notice by the clerk. (2) Existing law authorizes a court, subject to Judicial Council approval, to accept a credit card, debit card, or electronic funds transfer in payment of designated obligations, including filing fees and other court fees. Existing law authorizes a court or agent of the court to impose a fee, subject to Judicial Council approval, for the use of a credit or debit card or electronic funds transfer, as specified. Existing law, for purposes of this provision, deems an electronic filing service provider who is required to collect and remit a filing fee or other court fee to complete an electronic filing transaction to be an agent of the court solely for that purpose, unless otherwise specified. This bill, in case of a duplicate payment by a party or an electronic filing service provider submitting a payment on behalf of a party, would require the court to issue any appropriate refund to the entity that made the most recent payment.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 248, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6350.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5280.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26).

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

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

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3868.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 18).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 9).

  21. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 3). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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

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

  26. (pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)

  27. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1005.)

  28. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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

  30. Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and L. GOV.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  32. 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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Votes

AB 1531 BERMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar AB1531

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democratic 5000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1531 BERMAN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55001
Democratic 15000
Republican 5001
Total 75002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
McCarty — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 8000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1531 do?
(1) Existing law establishes various fees to be paid upon the filing of documents with the court. Existing law also provides for the electronic filing and service of documents through an electronic filing service provider. This bill would provide that, where a represented party fails to remit payment to an electronic filing service provider, the electronic filing service provider may notify the clerk, and the clerk may notify the attorney of record that the attorney may be sanctioned for nonpayment of fees. The bill would allow the court to sanction the attorney of record if the fees to the electronic service provider remain unpaid 20 days after notice by the clerk. (2) Existing law authorizes a court, subject to Judicial Council approval, to accept a credit card, debit card, or electronic funds transfer in payment of designated obligations, including filing fees and other court fees. Existing law authorizes a court or agent of the court to impose a fee, subject to Judicial Council approval, for the use of a credit or debit card or electronic funds transfer, as specified. Existing law, for purposes of this provision, deems an electronic filing service provider who is required to collect and remit a filing fee or other court fee to complete an electronic filing transaction to be an agent of the court solely for that purpose, unless otherwise specified. This bill, in case of a duplicate payment by a party or an electronic filing service provider submitting a payment on behalf of a party, would require the court to issue any appropriate refund to the entity that made the most recent payment.
Who sponsors AB 1531?
AB 1531 is sponsored by Berman, Marc (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1531?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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