California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

AB 626 — Conflicts of interest.

Last action — Died on inactive file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “In Committee” 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.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits members of the Legislature, and state, county, district, judicial district, and city officers or employees, from being financially interested in a contract, as specified, made by them in their official capacity or by any body or board of which they are members, subject to specified exceptions. Existing law prohibits an officer or employee from being deemed to have an interest in a contract if the person's interest is one of certain types. This bill would prohibit an officer or employee from being deemed interested in a contract, as described above, if the interest is that of an engineer, geologist, architect, landscape architect, land surveyor, or planner, performing specified services on a project, including preliminary design and preconstruction services, when proposing to perform services on a subsequent portion or phase of the project, if the work product for prior phases is publicly available. This exception to being deemed interested in a contract would not apply to a design-build contract for a public works project. The bill would provide that these provisions do not limit public agencies from establishing more restrictive conflict of interest requirements applicable to these services.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on inactive file.

  2. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Quirk-Silva.

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  4. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 15).

  5. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1609.)

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

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

  13. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

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

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5002
Unaffiliated 8003
Total 13005
% of votes cast 72%0%0%28%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 626 do?
Existing law prohibits members of the Legislature, and state, county, district, judicial district, and city officers or employees, from being financially interested in a contract, as specified, made by them in their official capacity or by any body or board of which they are members, subject to specified exceptions. Existing law prohibits an officer or employee from being deemed to have an interest in a contract if the person's interest is one of certain types. This bill would prohibit an officer or employee from being deemed interested in a contract, as described above, if the interest is that of an engineer, geologist, architect, landscape architect, land surveyor, or planner, performing specified services on a project, including preliminary design and preconstruction services, when proposing to perform services on a subsequent portion or phase of the project, if the work product for prior phases is publicly available. This exception to being deemed interested in a contract would not apply to a design-build contract for a public works project. The bill would provide that these provisions do not limit public agencies from establishing more restrictive conflict of interest requirements applicable to these services.
Who sponsors AB 626?
AB 626 is sponsored by Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 626?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 626?
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