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

AB 2592 — Secretary of State: census outreach and education.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 652, Statutes of 2018.

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

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, and requires the Secretary of State to make reasonable efforts to promote voter registration to eligible voters. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to prepare the state voter information guide. This bill would require the Secretary of State, beginning in the year before the federal decennial census and continuing through the completion of enumeration activities for that census, to incorporate messages into public election materials produced by the Secretary of State that promote awareness of, and encourage participation in, the census, as specified. The bill would require the Secretary of State to include this information in the state voter information guide for any statewide election that is held less than one year before the census and on the Secretary of State's Internet Web site.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 652, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 8. Page 6907.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6773.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 3. Page 5900.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5006.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

AB 2592 BERMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 66 Yea · 8 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48505
Democratic 15001
Republican 3300
Total 66806
% of votes cast 83%10%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2592 Berman By Pan

Passed 32 Yea · 3 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27305
Democratic 5000
Total 32305
% of votes cast 80%8%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chang — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Delgado — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
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 2592 BERMAN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 12003
Republican 5001
Total 71007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2592 do?
Existing law provides that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, and requires the Secretary of State to make reasonable efforts to promote voter registration to eligible voters. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to prepare the state voter information guide. This bill would require the Secretary of State, beginning in the year before the federal decennial census and continuing through the completion of enumeration activities for that census, to incorporate messages into public election materials produced by the Secretary of State that promote awareness of, and encourage participation in, the census, as specified. The bill would require the Secretary of State to include this information in the state voter information guide for any statewide election that is held less than one year before the census and on the Secretary of State's Internet Web site.
Who sponsors AB 2592?
AB 2592 is sponsored by Berman, Marc (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2592?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2592?
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