California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 959 — University of California: contracts: bidding.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

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Summary

Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University of California constitutes a public trust and require the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California (regents) , a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes, including any competitive bidding procedures as may be applicable to the university by statute for the letting of construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of materials, goods, and services. Existing law requires the regents, except as provided, to let all contracts involving an expenditure of $100,000 or more annually for goods and materials or services, excepting personal or professional services, to the lowest responsible bidder meeting certain specifications, or to reject all bids. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, also authorizes the bid evaluation and selection for these contracts to be determined by the best value, as defined. This bill, beginning January 1, 2018, would require a bidder, to qualify as a lowest responsible bidder or best value awardee on contracts for specified services, among other requirements, to certify in writing to the University of California (UC) that the bid includes a total employee compensation package that is valued on a per-employee basis at a level sufficient that it does not materially undercut the average per-employee value of total compensation for UC employees who perform comparable work at the relevant campus, medical center, or laboratory at which the bidder proposes to perform the work. The bill would require the UC to include in its request for proposals a calculation of the average per-employee value of total compensation for UC employees who perform comparable work at the relevant location, as prescribed. The bill would, for these purposes, require contracts for services involving an expenditure of $100,000 or more annually to include any renewals or extensions of the contract that would result in an expenditure of $100,000 or more annually. This bill would exclude specified employees and public works from these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 14. Page 5514.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 5919.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 5.) (August 11).

  10. August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  13. Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and A. & A.R.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 4087.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4000.) (May 27).

  18. Set for hearing May 27.

  19. April 25 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing April 25.

  21. April 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  22. Set for hearing April 18.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3332.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Set for hearing March 30.

  25. March 16 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  26. Set for hearing March 16.

  27. Referred to Com. on ED.

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.

  29. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB959 Lara Concurrence

Passed 25 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231300
Democratic 2100
Total 251400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Bates — Nay
Huff — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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SB 959 Lara Senate Third Reading By CHIU

Passed 52 Yea · 25 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472003
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 522503
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Chang — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12301
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14501
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Accountability and Administrative Review]

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9300
Democratic 1000
Total 10300
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221302
Democratic 2100
Total 241402
% of votes cast 60%35%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 959 do?
Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University of California constitutes a public trust and require the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California (regents) , a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes, including any competitive bidding procedures as may be applicable to the university by statute for the letting of construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of materials, goods, and services. Existing law requires the regents, except as provided, to let all contracts involving an expenditure of $100,000 or more annually for goods and materials or services, excepting personal or professional services, to the lowest responsible bidder meeting certain specifications, or to reject all bids. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, also authorizes the bid evaluation and selection for these contracts to be determined by the best value, as defined. This bill, beginning January 1, 2018, would require a bidder, to qualify as a lowest responsible bidder or best value awardee on contracts for specified services, among other requirements, to certify in writing to the University of California (UC) that the bid includes a total employee compensation package that is valued on a per-employee basis at a level sufficient that it does not materially undercut the average per-employee value of total compensation for UC employees who perform comparable work at the relevant campus, medical center, or laboratory at which the bidder proposes to perform the work. The bill would require the UC to include in its request for proposals a calculation of the average per-employee value of total compensation for UC employees who perform comparable work at the relevant location, as prescribed. The bill would, for these purposes, require contracts for services involving an expenditure of $100,000 or more annually to include any renewals or extensions of the contract that would result in an expenditure of $100,000 or more annually. This bill would exclude specified employees and public works from these provisions.
Who sponsors SB 959?
SB 959 is sponsored by Lara and Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 959?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 959?
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