California 2009-2010, 3rd Special Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 11 — Special election.

Last action — Died on file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010, 3rd Special Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

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. Died on file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  3. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 5. Page 91.) To Senate.

  4. Read third time. Amended. (Page 79.)

  5. Placed on third reading.

  6. Withdrawn from committee.

  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RULES.

  8. To Com. on RULES.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 20.) To Assembly.

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

  12. Placed on second reading file.

  13. Withdrawn from committee.

  14. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS.

Sponsors

  • Ducheny · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ducheny

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 11 Ducheny Third Reading Urgency By EVANS 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
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — 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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Senate 3rd Reading SB11 Ducheny

Passed 30 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27108
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 30109
% of votes cast 75%3%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

finance elections education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 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 SB 11?
SB 11 is sponsored by Ducheny.
What is the current status of SB 11?
This bill died with 2009-2010, 3rd Special Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 11?
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