California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2598 — Cities and counties: ordinances: violations.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 970, Statutes of 2018.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to make, by ordinance, any violation of an ordinance subject to an administrative fine or penalty and limits the maximum fine or penalty amounts for infractions, to $100 for the first violation, $200 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation, and $500 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. For violations of city or county building and safety codes determined to be an infraction, existing law limits the amount of the fine to $100 for a first violation, $500 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year, and $1,000 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. The bill would, for violations of a local building and safety code determined to be an infraction, increase the amounts of the fines to $130 for a first violation, $700 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year, and $1,300 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. The bill would additionally provide for a fine of $2,500 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within 2 years of the first violation if the property is a commercial property that has an existing building at the time of the violation and the violation is of a local building and safety code that is an infraction and is due to failure by the owner to remove visible refuse or failure to prohibit unauthorized use of the property. The bill would additionally require a city or county levying fines pursuant to these provisions to establish a process for granting a hardship waiver to reduce the amount of the fine for a second or third violation of the same ordinance or local building and safety code that is an infraction upon a showing by the responsible party that the responsible party has made a bona fide effort to comply after the first violation and that payment of the full amount of the fine would impose an undue financial burden on the responsible party.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 970, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 6487.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 5229.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 20).

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

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 4997.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 11).

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

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

  19. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 2598 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411502
Democratic 16000
Republican 1401
Total 581903
% of votes cast 73%24%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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
Gabriel, Jesse 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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2598 Quirk By McGuire

Passed 24 Yea · 10 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20905
Democratic 4100
Total 241005
% of votes cast 62%26%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Chang — Nay
Lara — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Democratic 1100
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 2598 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 17 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411303
Democratic 12003
Republican 1401
Total 541707
% of votes cast 69%22%0%9%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Nay
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2598 do?
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to make, by ordinance, any violation of an ordinance subject to an administrative fine or penalty and limits the maximum fine or penalty amounts for infractions, to $100 for the first violation, $200 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation, and $500 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. For violations of city or county building and safety codes determined to be an infraction, existing law limits the amount of the fine to $100 for a first violation, $500 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year, and $1,000 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. The bill would, for violations of a local building and safety code determined to be an infraction, increase the amounts of the fines to $130 for a first violation, $700 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year, and $1,300 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. The bill would additionally provide for a fine of $2,500 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within 2 years of the first violation if the property is a commercial property that has an existing building at the time of the violation and the violation is of a local building and safety code that is an infraction and is due to failure by the owner to remove visible refuse or failure to prohibit unauthorized use of the property. The bill would additionally require a city or county levying fines pursuant to these provisions to establish a process for granting a hardship waiver to reduce the amount of the fine for a second or third violation of the same ordinance or local building and safety code that is an infraction upon a showing by the responsible party that the responsible party has made a bona fide effort to comply after the first violation and that payment of the full amount of the fine would impose an undue financial burden on the responsible party.
Who sponsors AB 2598?
AB 2598 is sponsored by Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 2598?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.
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