California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1835 — Legislative Counsel: workplace conduct services.

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

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes the Legislative Counsel Bureau and provides that the chief of the bureau is the Legislative Counsel. This bill would require the Legislative Counsel to establish a unit within the Legislative Counsel Bureau to provide advice and investigation services to the Legislature related to workplace misconduct. The bill would require the unit to accept and investigate reports and complaints of workplace misconduct, as authorized by the Legislature. The bill would require the Legislative Counsel to employ a director of the unit, one or more investigators, and additional staff as appropriate, and would require, notwithstanding existing law, the Legislative Counsel to be granted career executive assignments, at his or her request, to fill the positions of director and investigator. The bill would require the Legislative Counsel to retain by contract a rotating panel of experts to review investigations and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the matters under investigation. The bill would appropriate $1,506,000 to the Legislative Counsel Bureau for costs associated with implementation of the bill. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 16).

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

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

  6. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 5262.)

  7. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  8. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 4554.)

  9. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 22. Page 5111.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Ordered to second reading.

  14. Withdrawn from committee.

  15. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 18. Page 5026.)

  16. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee February 10.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13100
Democratic 3000
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea

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AB 1835 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By TING

Passed 50 Yea · 22 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 351606
Democratic 15000
Republican 0600
Total 502206
% of votes cast 64%28%0%8%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Nay
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Cooper — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Friedman — Not Voting
Gloria — Yea
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 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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1835 do?
Existing law establishes the Legislative Counsel Bureau and provides that the chief of the bureau is the Legislative Counsel. This bill would require the Legislative Counsel to establish a unit within the Legislative Counsel Bureau to provide advice and investigation services to the Legislature related to workplace misconduct. The bill would require the unit to accept and investigate reports and complaints of workplace misconduct, as authorized by the Legislature. The bill would require the Legislative Counsel to employ a director of the unit, one or more investigators, and additional staff as appropriate, and would require, notwithstanding existing law, the Legislative Counsel to be granted career executive assignments, at his or her request, to fill the positions of director and investigator. The bill would require the Legislative Counsel to retain by contract a rotating panel of experts to review investigations and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the matters under investigation. The bill would appropriate $1,506,000 to the Legislative Counsel Bureau for costs associated with implementation of the bill. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors AB 1835?
AB 1835 is sponsored by Committee on Budget.
What is the current status of AB 1835?
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.
Where can I track AB 1835?
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