California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2689 — Contribution and gift ban: Senate or Assembly confirmation.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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) The Political Reform Act of 1974 establishes certain limits on the amount of contributions that a person or group can make to a candidate for elective state office or to a committee. This bill would prohibit a person appointed by the Governor to an office subject to Senate or Assembly confirmation from making to a Senator or Assembly Member or a controlled committee of the Senator or Assembly Member a gift or contribution during the period between the appointment by the Governor and confirmation by that house. The bill would also apply this prohibition to certain candidates for the Senate or Assembly, as specified. (2) Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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. (4) The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements. This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5443.).

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5370.)

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From Consent Calendar.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  14. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 2).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 11).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

  20. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gray · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gray

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB2689 Gray By Stern

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Hill — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — 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

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AB 2689 GRAY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 15000
Unaffiliated 56001
Republican 6000
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Eggman — 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 Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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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
Nazarian — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2689 do?
(1) The Political Reform Act of 1974 establishes certain limits on the amount of contributions that a person or group can make to a candidate for elective state office or to a committee. This bill would prohibit a person appointed by the Governor to an office subject to Senate or Assembly confirmation from making to a Senator or Assembly Member or a controlled committee of the Senator or Assembly Member a gift or contribution during the period between the appointment by the Governor and confirmation by that house. The bill would also apply this prohibition to certain candidates for the Senate or Assembly, as specified. (2) Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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. (4) The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements. This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
Who sponsors AB 2689?
AB 2689 is sponsored by Gray.
What is the current status of AB 2689?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 2689?
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