California 2009-2010, 3rd Special Session Status: Enacted

AB 11 — Special election.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 6, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

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  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 January 05, 2009. 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 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and requires the Secretary of State to perform specified duties, including preparing and mailing ballot pamphlets, in connection with any statewide election. Existing law further requires the Attorney General to provide for each ballot measure submitted to the voters of the state a ballot title, an official summary, and a ballot label that shall be a condensed statement of the ballot title. Existing law requires that every measure submitted to the voters comply with a specified schedule leading up to the day of the election. This bill would call a statewide special election to be held on May 19, 2009. The bill would place 5 measures before the voters at that election, including (1) a legislative constitutional amendment relating to budget reform, (2) a legislative constitutional amendment relating to education finance, (3) a legislative measure relating to the California State Lottery, (4) a legislative measure relating to Proposition 10 approved by the voters at the November 3, 1998, statewide general election, and (5) a legislative measure relating to Proposition 63 approved by the voters at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election. This bill would further set forth language to be used for the ballot labels and the ballot titles and summaries for those measures. In addition, this bill would waive certain statutory deadlines for placement of those measures before the voters at the May 19, 2009, statewide special election, and would specify that the ballot label public examination period be limited to 8 days. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an act calling an election. 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 6, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. To enrollment.

  5. Reconsideration lapsed.

  6. Motion to reconsider on the next Legislative day made by Assembly Member Torrico.

  7. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 5. Page 101.)

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 31.)

  10. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 28.).

  11. Ordered returned to third reading.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 58.) (February 14).

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

  14. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 24.)

  15. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 0. Page 34.)

  20. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on RULES.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on RULES.

  24. From printer.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

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 as amended.

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211203
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 241303
% of votes cast 60%33%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Cox — Nay
Dutton — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB11 Evans

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33102
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 37102
% of votes cast 93%3%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 11 EVANS Concurrence- Urgency Added Third Extraordinary Session

Passed 87 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79500
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 87500
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Emmerson — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Eng — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Gaines — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 11 EVANS Assembly Third Reading Third Extraordinary Session

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 36 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 510033
Democratic 4001
Republican 1002
Total 560036
% of votes cast 61%0%0%39%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Beall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Bill — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Tom — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Hagman — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Audra — Not Voting
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Not Voting
Tran — Not Voting
Adams — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 11 do?
Existing law provides that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and requires the Secretary of State to perform specified duties, including preparing and mailing ballot pamphlets, in connection with any statewide election. Existing law further requires the Attorney General to provide for each ballot measure submitted to the voters of the state a ballot title, an official summary, and a ballot label that shall be a condensed statement of the ballot title. Existing law requires that every measure submitted to the voters comply with a specified schedule leading up to the day of the election. This bill would call a statewide special election to be held on May 19, 2009. The bill would place 5 measures before the voters at that election, including (1) a legislative constitutional amendment relating to budget reform, (2) a legislative constitutional amendment relating to education finance, (3) a legislative measure relating to the California State Lottery, (4) a legislative measure relating to Proposition 10 approved by the voters at the November 3, 1998, statewide general election, and (5) a legislative measure relating to Proposition 63 approved by the voters at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election. This bill would further set forth language to be used for the ballot labels and the ballot titles and summaries for those measures. In addition, this bill would waive certain statutory deadlines for placement of those measures before the voters at the May 19, 2009, statewide special election, and would specify that the ballot label public examination period be limited to 8 days. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an act calling an election. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 11?
AB 11 is sponsored by Evans.
What is the current status of AB 11?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 11?
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