California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 704 — Public officers and employees: conflict of interest: contracts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 495, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits Members of the Legislature, state, county, district, judicial district, and city officers or employees from being financially interested in any contract made by them in their official capacity, or by any body or board of which they are members. Existing law identifies certain remote interests in contracts that are not subject to this prohibition and other situations in which an official is not deemed to be financially interested in a contract. Existing law makes a willful violation of this prohibition a crime. This bill would include in the definition of "remote interest" the interest of a person who is an owner or partner of a firm serving as an appointed member of an unelected board or commission of the contracting agency, if the owner or partner recuses himself or herself from providing any advice to the contracting agency regarding the contract between the firm and the contracting agency, and from all participation in reviewing a project that results from that contract. The bill would also include in the definition of "remote interest" the interest of a planner employed by a consulting engineering, architectural, or planning firm.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 495, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2379.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2639.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 19).

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  12. July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1068.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. Set for hearing May 18.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 816.) (April 29).

  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  22. Set for hearing April 29.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  24. Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and E. & C.A.

  25. Read first time.

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.

  27. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

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

Special Consent #9

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
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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SB 704 Gaines Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Hadley — 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
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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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 704 do?
Existing law prohibits Members of the Legislature, state, county, district, judicial district, and city officers or employees from being financially interested in any contract made by them in their official capacity, or by any body or board of which they are members. Existing law identifies certain remote interests in contracts that are not subject to this prohibition and other situations in which an official is not deemed to be financially interested in a contract. Existing law makes a willful violation of this prohibition a crime. This bill would include in the definition of "remote interest" the interest of a person who is an owner or partner of a firm serving as an appointed member of an unelected board or commission of the contracting agency, if the owner or partner recuses himself or herself from providing any advice to the contracting agency regarding the contract between the firm and the contracting agency, and from all participation in reviewing a project that results from that contract. The bill would also include in the definition of "remote interest" the interest of a planner employed by a consulting engineering, architectural, or planning firm.
Who sponsors SB 704?
SB 704 is sponsored by Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of SB 704?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 704?
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