California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 229 — Courts: judgeships.

Last action — Last day to consider Governors veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

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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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 allocates additional judgeships to the various counties in accordance with uniform standards for factually determining additional need in each county, as approved by the Judicial Council. Existing law authorizes 50 additional judges, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be allocated to the various county superior courts, pursuant to uniform criteria approved by the Judicial Council. This bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund for the purpose of funding 12 superior court judge positions in judgeships currently authorized by the Legislature. The bill would require the Judicial Council to determine which positions are funded, pursuant to that uniform criteria.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Last day to consider Governors veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

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

  3. Vetoed by the Governor.

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  5. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2441.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2783.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  11. July 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1296.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1149.) (May 28).

  18. Set for hearing May 28.

  19. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing May 4.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 727.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Set for hearing April 21.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.

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

Sponsors

  • Obernolte · Cosponsor
  • Roth · Primary
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Roth

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB229 Roth Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 3000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Pan — Yea
Allen — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — 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 229 Roth Senate Third Reading By BROWN

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Campos — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — 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 as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chang — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

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
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — 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 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 229 do?
Existing law allocates additional judgeships to the various counties in accordance with uniform standards for factually determining additional need in each county, as approved by the Judicial Council. Existing law authorizes 50 additional judges, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be allocated to the various county superior courts, pursuant to uniform criteria approved by the Judicial Council. This bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund for the purpose of funding 12 superior court judge positions in judgeships currently authorized by the Legislature. The bill would require the Judicial Council to determine which positions are funded, pursuant to that uniform criteria.
Who sponsors SB 229?
SB 229 is sponsored by Obernolte, Roth, and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of SB 229?
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 229?
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