California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 511 — Elections: Secretary of State.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 394, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law declares that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and that he or she has prescribed powers and duties. This bill would clarify the scope of those powers and duties and would require the Secretary of State to make reasonable efforts to promote voter registration and voting, as specified, especially in underrepresented communities.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 394, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 3160.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (August 23).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Coauthors revised.

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

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 952.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  15. Set for hearing May 1.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 743.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Set for hearing April 18.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  20. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  21. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.

  22. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Mullin

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

SB 511 Stern Senate Third Reading By MULLIN

Passed 55 Yea · 20 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401602
Democratic 15000
Republican 0402
Total 552004
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Nay
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
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
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 Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 7402
Republican 0100
Total 10502
% of votes cast 59%29%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democratic 5000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — 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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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 511 do?
Existing law declares that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and that he or she has prescribed powers and duties. This bill would clarify the scope of those powers and duties and would require the Secretary of State to make reasonable efforts to promote voter registration and voting, as specified, especially in underrepresented communities.
Who sponsors SB 511?
SB 511 is sponsored by Mullin and Stern, Henry I. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 511?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 511?
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