California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

AB 2071 — Vote by mail ballots.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 225, Statutes of 2016.

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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 February 17, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires that all vote by mail ballots cast be received by the elections official from whom they were obtained or by the precinct board no later than the close of the polls on election day or no later than 8 p.m. on election day, as specified. Notwithstanding this requirement, existing law provides that a vote by mail ballot is considered timely cast if it is received by the voter's election official via the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than 3 days after election day if a specified requirement is met. This bill would define "bona fide private mail delivery company" for purposes of the above-described exception for ballots delivered after election day.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 225, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5811.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4879.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 21).

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

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4589.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Ordered to second reading.

  17. Withdrawn from committee.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

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

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

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • James Gallagher · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Harper · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Harper

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 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

AB 2071 HARPER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chang — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Chau — Yea
Dodd — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Special Consent

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Liu — Yea

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AB 2071 HARPER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chang — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chau — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2071 do?
Existing law requires that all vote by mail ballots cast be received by the elections official from whom they were obtained or by the precinct board no later than the close of the polls on election day or no later than 8 p.m. on election day, as specified. Notwithstanding this requirement, existing law provides that a vote by mail ballot is considered timely cast if it is received by the voter's election official via the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than 3 days after election day if a specified requirement is met. This bill would define "bona fide private mail delivery company" for purposes of the above-described exception for ballots delivered after election day.
Who sponsors AB 2071?
AB 2071 is sponsored by Bates, Gallagher, James (Republican), Gatto, and Harper.
What is the current status of AB 2071?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2071?
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