California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2558 — County officers.

Last action — Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 19. Noes 12. Page 5801.).

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Existing law sets forth the officers of a county and authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to consolidate, separate, and reconsolidate their duties, as specified. Existing law further authorizes the board to consolidate the offices of auditor, controller, treasurer, tax collector, and director of finance. This bill would prohibit the board of supervisors from consolidating an elective office with an appointed office pursuant to these provisions, or separating those offices once combined, except through a specified election process. (2) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to establish the office of director of finance by submitting the question of whether the office should be established to the voters. Existing law additionally authorizes the board of supervisors, at that election, to submit to the voters the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors. This bill would require the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors to be submitted to the voters. The bill would additionally set forth the language required to appear on the ballot. (3) Existing law sets forth the qualifications for the office of county auditor, county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector. This bill would require any person appointed or elected to the combined office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector-director of finance to meet those qualifications. (4) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of certain counties to consolidate the duties of the offices of auditor-controller and treasurer-tax collector into the elected office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. (5) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to, by adoption of a resolution passed by a unanimous vote of the board of supervisors at a regular meeting at which all members are present, create the office of controller which is held ex officio by the county auditor, as specified. Existing law provides that a resolution adopted pursuant to these provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote. This bill would provide that if the office of auditor-controller is appointive, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote, and if the office of auditor-controller is elective, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the voters at any primary or general election.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 19. Noes 12. Page 5801.).

  2. Ordered to third reading.

  3. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5108.)

  4. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 17. Noes 8. Page 5107.).

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

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 20).

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

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 5497.)

  10. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5300.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 9).

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

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

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

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

  17. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brough · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Brough

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB2558 Brough By Galgiani

Failed 19 Yea · 12 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 161207
Democratic 3002
Total 191209
% of votes cast 48%30%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Delgado — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Portantino — Nay
De León — Nay
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Mitchell — Nay
Allen — Nay
Hueso — Not Voting
Beall — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB2558 Brough By Galgiani Reconsider

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30004
Democratic 5000
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Chang — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Lara — Yea
Atkins — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
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

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3rd Reading AB2558 Brough By Galgiani

Failed 17 Yea · 8 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 157012
Democratic 2102
Total 178014
% of votes cast 44%21%0%36%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Chang — Yea
Mitchell — Nay
Allen — Nay
Portantino — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 3101
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 2558 BROUGH Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54201
Democratic 14001
Republican 5001
Total 73203
% of votes cast 94%3%0%4%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Gray — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Not Voting
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
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 Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2558 do?
(1) Existing law sets forth the officers of a county and authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to consolidate, separate, and reconsolidate their duties, as specified. Existing law further authorizes the board to consolidate the offices of auditor, controller, treasurer, tax collector, and director of finance. This bill would prohibit the board of supervisors from consolidating an elective office with an appointed office pursuant to these provisions, or separating those offices once combined, except through a specified election process. (2) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to establish the office of director of finance by submitting the question of whether the office should be established to the voters. Existing law additionally authorizes the board of supervisors, at that election, to submit to the voters the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors. This bill would require the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors to be submitted to the voters. The bill would additionally set forth the language required to appear on the ballot. (3) Existing law sets forth the qualifications for the office of county auditor, county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector. This bill would require any person appointed or elected to the combined office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector-director of finance to meet those qualifications. (4) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of certain counties to consolidate the duties of the offices of auditor-controller and treasurer-tax collector into the elected office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. (5) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to, by adoption of a resolution passed by a unanimous vote of the board of supervisors at a regular meeting at which all members are present, create the office of controller which is held ex officio by the county auditor, as specified. Existing law provides that a resolution adopted pursuant to these provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote. This bill would provide that if the office of auditor-controller is appointive, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote, and if the office of auditor-controller is elective, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the voters at any primary or general election.
Who sponsors AB 2558?
AB 2558 is sponsored by Brough.
What is the current status of AB 2558?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 2558?
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