California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 581 — State contributions: California Excellence Fund.

Last action — June 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law requires, whenever any person donates any money to the state, the Treasurer to receive it upon the receipt of a certificate from the Controller. Existing law requires, if the donor at the time of making the donation files with the Controller a written designation of the fund or appropriation the person desires to benefit thereby, that donation to be credited accordingly. Under existing law, if a designation is not made, the donation is required to be credited to the State School Fund. The California Constitution requires the calculation, as specified, of a minimum amount of state funding to be provided each fiscal year for allocation to school districts and community college districts. This bill would create the California Excellence Fund in the General Fund to accept monetary contributions to the State of California for exclusively public purposes. This bill would allow the donor to designate, when making the monetary contribution, which of several specified purposes for which the contribution could be used. This bill would require amounts in the California Excellence Fund to be first transferred to the General Fund and second, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes designated by donors, as provided. This bill would require that the funds transferred to the General Fund be considered for purposes of the calculation of a minimum amount of state funding to be provided each fiscal year for allocation to school districts and community college districts. This bill would require the Treasurer to establish a procedure for the public to make monetary contributions to the California Excellence Fund and to provide to the Department of Finance information about the aggregate amount of monetary contributions made to the fund and the aggregate amounts available for each purpose designated by donors, as specified. This bill would become operative only if SB 227 of the 2017–18 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2019.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. June 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX. and BUDGET. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

  4. Ordered to third reading.

  5. Read third time and amended.

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From inactive file.

  8. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.

  9. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Bonta.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Bonta.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 20).

  14. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1245.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 808.) (April 19).

  19. Set for hearing April 19.

  20. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  21. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  22. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • De León

Co-sponsors (4)

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

Be re-referred to the Committees on [Revenue and Taxation] and [Budget]

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4004
Republican 0001
Democratic 2000
Total 6005
% of votes cast 55%0%0%45%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Cooley — Yea
Friedman — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cunningham — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SB581 De León

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Beall — Yea
Newman — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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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Do pass

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 581 do?
Existing law requires, whenever any person donates any money to the state, the Treasurer to receive it upon the receipt of a certificate from the Controller. Existing law requires, if the donor at the time of making the donation files with the Controller a written designation of the fund or appropriation the person desires to benefit thereby, that donation to be credited accordingly. Under existing law, if a designation is not made, the donation is required to be credited to the State School Fund. The California Constitution requires the calculation, as specified, of a minimum amount of state funding to be provided each fiscal year for allocation to school districts and community college districts. This bill would create the California Excellence Fund in the General Fund to accept monetary contributions to the State of California for exclusively public purposes. This bill would allow the donor to designate, when making the monetary contribution, which of several specified purposes for which the contribution could be used. This bill would require amounts in the California Excellence Fund to be first transferred to the General Fund and second, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes designated by donors, as provided. This bill would require that the funds transferred to the General Fund be considered for purposes of the calculation of a minimum amount of state funding to be provided each fiscal year for allocation to school districts and community college districts. This bill would require the Treasurer to establish a procedure for the public to make monetary contributions to the California Excellence Fund and to provide to the Department of Finance information about the aggregate amount of monetary contributions made to the fund and the aggregate amounts available for each purpose designated by donors, as specified. This bill would become operative only if SB 227 of the 2017–18 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2019.
Who sponsors SB 581?
SB 581 is sponsored by De León, Hill, Lara, McGuire, Mike (Democratic), and Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 581?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 581?
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