California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2089 — Vote by mail ballots: voter notification.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires a county elections official to establish a free access system that allows a vote by mail voter to learn if his or her vote by mail ballot was counted, and, if not, the reason why the ballot was not counted. Existing law requires the elections official to make the free access system available to a vote by mail voter upon completion of the official canvass and for 30 days after completion of the official canvass. If a voter casts a vote by mail ballot, this bill would additionally require a county elections official, within 30 days after completion of the official canvass, to notify the voter if the ballot was not counted, including the reason it was not counted. By imposing an additional duty on local elections officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3019.5 of the Elections Code, proposed by AB 2911, that would become operative only if this bill and AB 2911 are both chaptered and this bill is chaptered last. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 7. Page 6377.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 5276.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5051.)

  9. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Mitchell.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 5046.).

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  13. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 3. Page 4678.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 3.) (April 27).

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

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

AB 2089 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 71 Yea · 7 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62602
Democratic 5000
Republican 4100
Total 71702
% of votes cast 89%9%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2089 Quirk By Mitchell

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251001
Democratic 2100
Total 271101
% of votes cast 69%28%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — 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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3rd Reading AB2089 Quirk By Mitchell

Passed 26 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241002
Democratic 2100
Total 261102
% of votes cast 67%28%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — 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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3rd Reading AB2089 Quirk By Mitchell Reconsider

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
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
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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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
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — 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
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2089 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 3 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60307
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 69308
% of votes cast 86%4%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13201
Democratic 2000
Republican 1100
Total 16301
% of votes cast 80%15%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2089 do?
Existing law requires a county elections official to establish a free access system that allows a vote by mail voter to learn if his or her vote by mail ballot was counted, and, if not, the reason why the ballot was not counted. Existing law requires the elections official to make the free access system available to a vote by mail voter upon completion of the official canvass and for 30 days after completion of the official canvass. If a voter casts a vote by mail ballot, this bill would additionally require a county elections official, within 30 days after completion of the official canvass, to notify the voter if the ballot was not counted, including the reason it was not counted. By imposing an additional duty on local elections officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3019.5 of the Elections Code, proposed by AB 2911, that would become operative only if this bill and AB 2911 are both chaptered and this bill is chaptered last. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors AB 2089?
AB 2089 is sponsored by Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 2089?
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 AB 2089?
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