California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 2 D cosponsors

AB 1376 — Civil service: veterans' preference: background checks.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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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 2019-2020 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the State Civil Service Act, prescribes a comprehensive civil service personnel system for the state and specifically provides certain preferences for veterans. Existing law requires a state agency to rank a veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100% disabled veteran in the top rank of an eligibility list for hiring when the person achieves a passing score on the examination. Other existing law authorizes various state entities to require fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective employee whose duties would include access to confidential information and cash, among other things. Existing law generally requires a state entity that is required to conduct criminal background checks to comply with applicable federal requirements. This bill would amend veterans' preference provisions to require the Department of Human Resources to collaborate with specified state entities to establish a veterans' preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a background check. The bill would require a state agency, as defined, that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a background check to apply the veterans' preference and to establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have held a security clearance in the last year and have left the military in good standing or were honorably discharged. The bill would request the Regents of the University of California to enact for the University of California veterans' preference provisions that are equivalent to the veterans' preference provisions added by the bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11).

  6. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and L., P.E. & R.

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1772.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 8).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 23).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Read second time and amended.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

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

  19. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and P. & C.P.

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea

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AB 1376 Ramos Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43005
Democratic 24001
Republican 7000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Friedman — Not Voting
Cooley — Not Voting
Ting — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike 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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy 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
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Kiley — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Smith — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 3001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Brough — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Daly — Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

veterans labor technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1376 do?
Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, prescribes a comprehensive civil service personnel system for the state and specifically provides certain preferences for veterans. Existing law requires a state agency to rank a veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100% disabled veteran in the top rank of an eligibility list for hiring when the person achieves a passing score on the examination. Other existing law authorizes various state entities to require fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective employee whose duties would include access to confidential information and cash, among other things. Existing law generally requires a state entity that is required to conduct criminal background checks to comply with applicable federal requirements. This bill would amend veterans' preference provisions to require the Department of Human Resources to collaborate with specified state entities to establish a veterans' preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a background check. The bill would require a state agency, as defined, that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a background check to apply the veterans' preference and to establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have held a security clearance in the last year and have left the military in good standing or were honorably discharged. The bill would request the Regents of the University of California to enact for the University of California veterans' preference provisions that are equivalent to the veterans' preference provisions added by the bill.
Who sponsors AB 1376?
AB 1376 is sponsored by Ramos, James C. (Democratic) and Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1376?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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 1376?
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