California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 855 — Voter registration: regulations.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Glazer.

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    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law states that it is the intent of the Legislature, in order to promote and encourage voter registrations, that the election board of each county establish a sufficient number of registration places throughout the county, and outside the county courthouse, for the convenience of persons desiring to register. Under existing law, the Secretary of State is required to adopt regulations requiring each county to design and implement programs intended to identify electors who are not registered voters, and to register those persons to vote. Existing law further provides that if the Secretary of State finds that a county has not designed and implemented a program meeting prescribed minimum requirements, the Secretary of State is required to design a program for the county and report the violation to the Attorney General. This bill would require the Secretary of State, in adopting those regulations, to require each county to periodically update its programs. The bill would also require the Secretary of State, if he or she finds that a county has not periodically updated its programs as required by regulation, to design a program for the county and report the violation to the Attorney General. By requiring counties to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Glazer.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. Ordered to second reading.

  4. From inactive file.

  5. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McGuire.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).

  8. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 21. Page 1304.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 26).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 855 LOW Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 21 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 381702
Democratic 15001
Republican 0403
Total 532106
% of votes cast 66%26%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9300
Democratic 3100
Republican 0001
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Chau — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 855 do?
Existing law states that it is the intent of the Legislature, in order to promote and encourage voter registrations, that the election board of each county establish a sufficient number of registration places throughout the county, and outside the county courthouse, for the convenience of persons desiring to register. Under existing law, the Secretary of State is required to adopt regulations requiring each county to design and implement programs intended to identify electors who are not registered voters, and to register those persons to vote. Existing law further provides that if the Secretary of State finds that a county has not designed and implemented a program meeting prescribed minimum requirements, the Secretary of State is required to design a program for the county and report the violation to the Attorney General. This bill would require the Secretary of State, in adopting those regulations, to require each county to periodically update its programs. The bill would also require the Secretary of State, if he or she finds that a county has not periodically updated its programs as required by regulation, to design a program for the county and report the violation to the Attorney General. By requiring counties to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 855?
AB 855 is sponsored by Low.
What is the current status of AB 855?
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.
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