California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 448 — Local government: organization: districts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the officer of each local agency, as defined, who has charge of the financial records of the local agency, to furnish to the Controller a report of all the financial transactions of the local agency during the next preceding fiscal year within 7 months after the close of each fiscal year. Existing law also requires a report of an audit of a special district's accounts and records made by a certified public accountant or public accountant to be filed with the Controller and the county auditor of the county in which the special district is located within 12 months of the end of the fiscal year or years under examination. This bill would instead require special districts defined by a specified provision to file those audit reports with the Controller and special districts defined by another specified provision to file those audit reports with the Controller and with the local agency formation commission of either the county in which the special district is located or, if the special district is located in 2 or more counties, with each local agency formation commission within each county in which the district is located. The bill would also require the Controller to publish on the Controller's Internet Web site a comprehensive list of special districts on or before July 1, 2019, and to annually update that list. (2) The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 provides the exclusive authority and procedure for the initiation, conduct, and completion of changes of organization and reorganization for cities and districts, as specified. This bill would require the Controller to create a list of special districts that are inactive, as provided. The bill would also require the Controller to publish this list and to notify a local agency formation commission in the county or counties in which the special district is located if the Controller has included the special district in this list. The bill would require a local agency formation commission to initiate proceedings for the dissolution of any special district that is an inactive district and to dissolve those districts. The bill would define the term "inactive district" for these purposes. This bill would also make conforming changes. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2479.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2849.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 23).

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 12).

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  13. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1340.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Published May 26 at 2 p.m.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1184.) (May 25).

  19. Set for hearing May 25.

  20. May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. Set for hearing May 15.

  22. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 884.) (April 26).

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  25. Set for hearing April 26.

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

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

Sponsors

  • Wieckowski · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wieckowski

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent SB448

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Portantino — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — 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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SB 448 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56002
Democratic 14001
Republican 6000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — 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 Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 14003
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 448 do?
(1) Existing law requires the officer of each local agency, as defined, who has charge of the financial records of the local agency, to furnish to the Controller a report of all the financial transactions of the local agency during the next preceding fiscal year within 7 months after the close of each fiscal year. Existing law also requires a report of an audit of a special district's accounts and records made by a certified public accountant or public accountant to be filed with the Controller and the county auditor of the county in which the special district is located within 12 months of the end of the fiscal year or years under examination. This bill would instead require special districts defined by a specified provision to file those audit reports with the Controller and special districts defined by another specified provision to file those audit reports with the Controller and with the local agency formation commission of either the county in which the special district is located or, if the special district is located in 2 or more counties, with each local agency formation commission within each county in which the district is located. The bill would also require the Controller to publish on the Controller's Internet Web site a comprehensive list of special districts on or before July 1, 2019, and to annually update that list. (2) The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 provides the exclusive authority and procedure for the initiation, conduct, and completion of changes of organization and reorganization for cities and districts, as specified. This bill would require the Controller to create a list of special districts that are inactive, as provided. The bill would also require the Controller to publish this list and to notify a local agency formation commission in the county or counties in which the special district is located if the Controller has included the special district in this list. The bill would require a local agency formation commission to initiate proceedings for the dissolution of any special district that is an inactive district and to dissolve those districts. The bill would define the term "inactive district" for these purposes. This bill would also make conforming changes. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 448?
SB 448 is sponsored by Wieckowski.
What is the current status of SB 448?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2017. Enacted.
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