California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 6 — Attorney General: duties.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) The California Constitution exempts from state civil service various types of officers and employees, including officers elected by the people and a deputy and an employee selected by each of those officers. The California Constitution additionally authorizes the Attorney General to appoint or employ 6 deputies or 6 employees who are exempt from state civil service. Under existing law, the Governor, with the recommendation of the Attorney General, is required to appoint 2 directors and 2 associate directors of the Attorney General's office who would be exempt from state civil service. This bill would instead require the Governor, with the recommendation of the Attorney General, to appoint 6 directors and 6 associate directors of the Attorney General's office who are exempt from state civil service. (2) Existing law makes it unlawful to deposit, permit to pass, or place where it can pass, specified pollutants into the waters of this state, including petroleum, acid, or coal or oil tar. Existing law makes a violation of those provisions subject to a civil penalty of no more than $25,000 for each violation and an additional civil penalty of no more than $10 for each gallon or pound of material discharged, and requires the civil action to be brought by the Attorney General upon complaint by the Department of Fish and Wildlife or by the district attorney or city attorney in the name of the people of the State of California. This bill would also authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action under their own authority in the name of the people of the State of California, and would specify the Attorney General should notify the Department of Fish and Wildlife before bringing a civil action. (3) Existing law provides that civil penalties collected for unfair business practice violations that are obtained through civil actions brought by the Attorney General are deposited in the Unfair Competition Law Fund within the General Fund. This bill would provide that such civil penalties may also be deposited in the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund for the enforcement of consumer protection laws. (4) Certain entities involved in the marketing, distribution, or sale of opioids, or related activity, are in the process of entering into a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement with participating government entities, including the State of California, to resolve claims related to the opioid crisis. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations, and express the intent of the Legislature to, among other things, facilitate a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement for the purpose of generating funds for opioid addiction programs and other issues related to the opioid crisis. The bill would require that funds obtained pursuant to a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement, as defined, be distributed in a manner consistent with that agreement, as specified, and would require that the expenditure of any funds received by the state be subject to appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the Attorney General to release any claim related to the subject matter of the settlement that may be brought by a government entity against a settling defendant, except those claims filed by a government entity before August 24, 2020. The bill would require that implementation of these provisions be contingent upon the execution of a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement, and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2023. (5) This bill would appropriate $1,000 from the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund to the Department of Justice's Public Rights Division for the enforcement of consumer protection laws. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken.

  2. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  8. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From inactive file.

  10. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hurtado.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  19. Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S.

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2015.)

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 16).

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  28. Read second time and amended.

  29. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 27).

  30. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  32. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  33. Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUM. S.

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee January 3.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Do pass as amended

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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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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AB 6 Reyes Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46006
Democratic 22000
Republican 4002
Total 72008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — 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
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Cooley — Not Voting
Ting — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 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
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
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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Subjects

public-safety health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 6 do?
(1) The California Constitution exempts from state civil service various types of officers and employees, including officers elected by the people and a deputy and an employee selected by each of those officers. The California Constitution additionally authorizes the Attorney General to appoint or employ 6 deputies or 6 employees who are exempt from state civil service. Under existing law, the Governor, with the recommendation of the Attorney General, is required to appoint 2 directors and 2 associate directors of the Attorney General's office who would be exempt from state civil service. This bill would instead require the Governor, with the recommendation of the Attorney General, to appoint 6 directors and 6 associate directors of the Attorney General's office who are exempt from state civil service. (2) Existing law makes it unlawful to deposit, permit to pass, or place where it can pass, specified pollutants into the waters of this state, including petroleum, acid, or coal or oil tar. Existing law makes a violation of those provisions subject to a civil penalty of no more than $25,000 for each violation and an additional civil penalty of no more than $10 for each gallon or pound of material discharged, and requires the civil action to be brought by the Attorney General upon complaint by the Department of Fish and Wildlife or by the district attorney or city attorney in the name of the people of the State of California. This bill would also authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action under their own authority in the name of the people of the State of California, and would specify the Attorney General should notify the Department of Fish and Wildlife before bringing a civil action. (3) Existing law provides that civil penalties collected for unfair business practice violations that are obtained through civil actions brought by the Attorney General are deposited in the Unfair Competition Law Fund within the General Fund. This bill would provide that such civil penalties may also be deposited in the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund for the enforcement of consumer protection laws. (4) Certain entities involved in the marketing, distribution, or sale of opioids, or related activity, are in the process of entering into a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement with participating government entities, including the State of California, to resolve claims related to the opioid crisis. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations, and express the intent of the Legislature to, among other things, facilitate a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement for the purpose of generating funds for opioid addiction programs and other issues related to the opioid crisis. The bill would require that funds obtained pursuant to a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement, as defined, be distributed in a manner consistent with that agreement, as specified, and would require that the expenditure of any funds received by the state be subject to appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the Attorney General to release any claim related to the subject matter of the settlement that may be brought by a government entity against a settling defendant, except those claims filed by a government entity before August 24, 2020. The bill would require that implementation of these provisions be contingent upon the execution of a Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement, and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2023. (5) This bill would appropriate $1,000 from the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund to the Department of Justice's Public Rights Division for the enforcement of consumer protection laws. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors AB 6?
AB 6 is sponsored by Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 6?
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 6?
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