California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 423 — November 3, 2020, statewide general election.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 31, Statutes of 2020.

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  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 21, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • 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 (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes counties, on or after specified dates, to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if, among other conditions, the county elections official provides for ballot drop-off locations and vote centers meeting minimum requirements. Vote centers are required to be open from the 10th day before the election until election day, as specified. This bill would authorize a county for the November 3, 2020, statewide general election to not have its vote centers open before the 3rd day prior to the election. In counties without all-mailed ballot procedures, existing law requires the elections official to divide the jurisdiction into precincts meeting certain requirements and to designate a polling place for each precinct. This bill would provide an alternative procedure for the November 3, 2020, statewide general election authorizing the elections official to establish consolidated precinct boards, located within the same physical polling place, serving the voters residing in multiple adjacent precincts, as provided. For the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, the bill would also (1) require elections officials to conduct a voter education and outreach campaign, (2) urge counties to provide drive-through ballot drop-off or voting locations, (3) authorize elections officials to establish vote centers, polling places, or consolidated polling places in locations whose primary purpose is the sale and dispensation of alcoholic beverages, (4) require the Secretary of State to establish a process to consider requests from counties to adjust or partially waive the minimally required number, location, or operational duration, of vote centers, consolidated polling places, or ballot drop-off locations, (5) require the Secretary of State to conduct a statewide voter education and outreach campaign regarding new procedures in place for the election, and (6) require the Secretary of State to establish a strike team to assist counties as needed to acquire suitable locations for vote centers, polling places, and consolidated polling places as well as other assets necessary for the safe and successful conduct of the election. By imposing new requirements on counties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 31, Statutes of 2020.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 4. Page 4095.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Urgency clause adopted.

  6. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4074.)

  7. Set for hearing August 4.

  8. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4062.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  10. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  11. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 12. Page 5058.) Ordered to the Senate.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 27).

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  15. July 13 hearing postponed by committee.

  16. From committee: Amend and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26).

  17. June 25 hearing postponed by committee.

  18. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 4914.)

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

  20. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  21. July 3 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  24. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1150.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  27. Set for hearing May 6.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 771.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  30. Set for hearing April 23.

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

  32. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  33. 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 · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

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

Unfinished Business SB423 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

Passed 29 Yea · 4 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20106
Democratic 9001
Republican 0300
Total 29407
% of votes cast 73%10%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Monning — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Pan — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Roth — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Chang — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Allen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Moorlach — Not Voting
Borgeas — Not Voting
Glazer — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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SB 423 Umberg Third Reading Urgency By Berman

Passed 57 Yea · 12 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36807
Democratic 20002
Republican 1401
Total 5712010
% of votes cast 72%15%0%13%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Smith — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Ting — Yea
Levine — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Weber — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Daly — Yea
Diep — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Holden — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Fong — Nay
Brough — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Chu — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Maienschein — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
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
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Weber — Yea
Low — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 423 do?
Existing law authorizes counties, on or after specified dates, to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if, among other conditions, the county elections official provides for ballot drop-off locations and vote centers meeting minimum requirements. Vote centers are required to be open from the 10th day before the election until election day, as specified. This bill would authorize a county for the November 3, 2020, statewide general election to not have its vote centers open before the 3rd day prior to the election. In counties without all-mailed ballot procedures, existing law requires the elections official to divide the jurisdiction into precincts meeting certain requirements and to designate a polling place for each precinct. This bill would provide an alternative procedure for the November 3, 2020, statewide general election authorizing the elections official to establish consolidated precinct boards, located within the same physical polling place, serving the voters residing in multiple adjacent precincts, as provided. For the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, the bill would also (1) require elections officials to conduct a voter education and outreach campaign, (2) urge counties to provide drive-through ballot drop-off or voting locations, (3) authorize elections officials to establish vote centers, polling places, or consolidated polling places in locations whose primary purpose is the sale and dispensation of alcoholic beverages, (4) require the Secretary of State to establish a process to consider requests from counties to adjust or partially waive the minimally required number, location, or operational duration, of vote centers, consolidated polling places, or ballot drop-off locations, (5) require the Secretary of State to conduct a statewide voter education and outreach campaign regarding new procedures in place for the election, and (6) require the Secretary of State to establish a strike team to assist counties as needed to acquire suitable locations for vote centers, polling places, and consolidated polling places as well as other assets necessary for the safe and successful conduct of the election. By imposing new requirements on counties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 423?
SB 423 is sponsored by Umberg, Thomas J. (Democratic) and Berman, Marc (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 423?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2019. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 423?
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