California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 331 — County recorders: veterans: recorded documents.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 399, Statutes of 2017.

  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 07, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law directs the county recorder, if any military veteran or a family member or legal representative of the veteran authorized by law to receive a certified copy of specified documents requests the recordation of any military discharge document, including a veteran's service form DD214, to sign a form that acknowledges that the document becomes part of the official record of the county. This bill would remove the directive to require the veteran or authorized person sign a form acknowledging that the document becomes part of the official record of the county. The bill would instead require a county recorder, upon request by a military veteran or authorized person for recordation of a military discharge document, including the DD214, to record the document and maintain the document in a nonpublic index. The bill also would require the index of a recorded veteran's service form DD214, if recorded after a certain date, to be moved to a nonpublic index at the request of the military veteran or a person authorized to receive a certified copy. The bill would permit only the military veteran or the person authorized to receive a certified copy of a record under existing law to receive a copy of the recorded document contained in the nonpublic index. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 399, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 4. Page 3373.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 25. Page 3255.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2774.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  15. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and JUD.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 3. Page 1888.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 24).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  25. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Eggman · Primary
  • Gloria · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Eggman

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gloria

Not signed on (120)

120 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

AB 331 EGGMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 4 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50305
Democratic 15000
Republican 2103
Total 67408
% of votes cast 85%5%0%10%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chu — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB331 Eggman et al. By Roth

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
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — 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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AB 331 EGGMAN Assembly Third Reading By GLORIA

Passed 68 Yea · 3 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50205
Democratic 15001
Republican 3103
Total 68309
% of votes cast 85%4%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harper — Nay
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

civil-rights veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 331 do?
Existing law directs the county recorder, if any military veteran or a family member or legal representative of the veteran authorized by law to receive a certified copy of specified documents requests the recordation of any military discharge document, including a veteran's service form DD214, to sign a form that acknowledges that the document becomes part of the official record of the county. This bill would remove the directive to require the veteran or authorized person sign a form acknowledging that the document becomes part of the official record of the county. The bill would instead require a county recorder, upon request by a military veteran or authorized person for recordation of a military discharge document, including the DD214, to record the document and maintain the document in a nonpublic index. The bill also would require the index of a recorded veteran's service form DD214, if recorded after a certain date, to be moved to a nonpublic index at the request of the military veteran or a person authorized to receive a certified copy. The bill would permit only the military veteran or the person authorized to receive a certified copy of a record under existing law to receive a copy of the recorded document contained in the nonpublic index. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 331?
AB 331 is sponsored by Eggman and Gloria.
What is the current status of AB 331?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2017. Enacted.
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