California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 784 — Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2021.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The Transit District Law authorizes any city together with unincorporated territory, or 2 or more cities, with or without unincorporated territory, in either the Counties of Alameda or Contra Costa or both, to organize and incorporate as a transit district divided into 5 wards with specified powers and duties relative to providing public transit service. This bill would repeal the authority to form a transit district under these provisions and would recognize the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District as the district formed pursuant to this authority. (2) Existing law requires a local agency to comply with all applicable building ordinances and zoning ordinances of the county or city in which the territory of the local agency is situated and, for purposes of this provision, excludes rapid transit districts from the definition of a local agency. This bill would designate the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District as a rapid transit district, thereby excluding the district from the definition of a local agency for purposes of that provision. (3) Existing law vests the government of a transit district formed under the Transit District Law in the board of 7 directors, one from each ward and 2 at large. Existing law requires elections for the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District to be conducted in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law and requires any costs incurred by county officials to be paid by the transit district. Existing law requires the nomination paper for directors elected by wards to be signed by 50 voters of the respective ward, and requires the nomination paper for directors elected at large to be signed by 50 voters of the district. The bill would increase the number of signatures required for nomination papers for directors elected at large to 100 voters of the district. In lieu of signatures, the bill would authorize a nomination paper for directors elected by ward or at large to include a filing fee in the amount of $150. This bill would require the nomination papers to be filed with, and the in-lieu fees to be paid to, the county elections official in the county or counties in which the candidate is running. To the extent that the bill imposes additional duties on a county elections official in processing the nomination papers and in-lieu filing fees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) Existing law authorizes the board of directors of a transit district formed under the Transit District Law to establish a retirement system for the officers and employees of the district, as specified, and prohibits the retirement system from applying to elective officers. Existing law authorizes the board to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the officers and employees of the district or their beneficiaries are entitled to benefits and the amounts of those benefits. If a former employee of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District is elected to the board, this bill would prohibit a retirement system from applying to their service on the board. (5) This bill would make other related changes including various changes to the organization and administration of the district and to the duties of the appointive officers of the district. (6) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa. (7) 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 200, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2510.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2072.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 15).

  13. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and GOV. & F.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1154.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 784 Quirk Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24002
Unaffiliated 42002
Republican 8001
Total 74005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Wood — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Smith — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
McCarty — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. 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
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
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
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB784 Quirk By Wieckowski

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22001
Democratic 12001
Republican 3001
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hueso — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bates — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Newman — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Min — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Min — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 784 Quirk Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27001
Unaffiliated 40001
Republican 10000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve 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
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 7000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 784 do?
(1) The Transit District Law authorizes any city together with unincorporated territory, or 2 or more cities, with or without unincorporated territory, in either the Counties of Alameda or Contra Costa or both, to organize and incorporate as a transit district divided into 5 wards with specified powers and duties relative to providing public transit service. This bill would repeal the authority to form a transit district under these provisions and would recognize the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District as the district formed pursuant to this authority. (2) Existing law requires a local agency to comply with all applicable building ordinances and zoning ordinances of the county or city in which the territory of the local agency is situated and, for purposes of this provision, excludes rapid transit districts from the definition of a local agency. This bill would designate the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District as a rapid transit district, thereby excluding the district from the definition of a local agency for purposes of that provision. (3) Existing law vests the government of a transit district formed under the Transit District Law in the board of 7 directors, one from each ward and 2 at large. Existing law requires elections for the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District to be conducted in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law and requires any costs incurred by county officials to be paid by the transit district. Existing law requires the nomination paper for directors elected by wards to be signed by 50 voters of the respective ward, and requires the nomination paper for directors elected at large to be signed by 50 voters of the district. The bill would increase the number of signatures required for nomination papers for directors elected at large to 100 voters of the district. In lieu of signatures, the bill would authorize a nomination paper for directors elected by ward or at large to include a filing fee in the amount of $150. This bill would require the nomination papers to be filed with, and the in-lieu fees to be paid to, the county elections official in the county or counties in which the candidate is running. To the extent that the bill imposes additional duties on a county elections official in processing the nomination papers and in-lieu filing fees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) Existing law authorizes the board of directors of a transit district formed under the Transit District Law to establish a retirement system for the officers and employees of the district, as specified, and prohibits the retirement system from applying to elective officers. Existing law authorizes the board to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the officers and employees of the district or their beneficiaries are entitled to benefits and the amounts of those benefits. If a former employee of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District is elected to the board, this bill would prohibit a retirement system from applying to their service on the board. (5) This bill would make other related changes including various changes to the organization and administration of the district and to the duties of the appointive officers of the district. (6) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa. (7) 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 AB 784?
AB 784 is sponsored by Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 784?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2021. Enacted.
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