California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 450 — Elections: vote by mail voting and mail ballot elections.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 832, Statutes of 2016.

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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 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires all vote by mail ballots to be voted on or before the day of the election and requires the vote by mail voter to return the ballot by mail or in person, as specified, to the elections official who issued the ballot. This bill would require an elections official who receives a vote by mail ballot that he or she did not issue to forward that ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot no later than 8 days after receipt. By requiring an elections official to forward a ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes cities with a population of fewer than 100,000 persons, school districts, and special districts to conduct an all-mailed ballot special election to fill a vacancy on the legislative or governing body of those entities under specified conditions. This bill, the California Voter's Choice Act, would, on or after January 1, 2018, authorize specified counties, and on or after January 1, 2020, authorize any county except the County of Los Angeles, to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if certain conditions are satisfied, including conditions related to ballot dropoff locations, vote centers, and plans for the administration of all-mailed ballot elections. The bill would require the Secretary of State, within 6 months of each all-mailed ballot election conducted by a county pursuant to these provisions, to report certain information to the Legislature regarding that election. The bill would require the county that conducted the all-mailed ballot election to submit to the Secretary of State the information needed for the Secretary of State to prepare the report. This bill would, on or after January 1, 2020, authorize the County of Los Angeles to conduct any election as a vote center election if certain conditions are satisfied, including conditions related to ballot dropoff locations and vote centers. The bill would, on or after January 1, 2020, authorize the County of Los Angeles to conduct a special election as an all-mailed ballot election pursuant to specified provisions that apply to every county that chooses to conduct a special election as an all-mailed ballot election. This bill would also require the Secretary of State to establish a taskforce that includes certain individuals to review all-mailed ballot elections conducted pursuant to these provisions and to provide comments and recommendations to the Legislature within 6 months of each all-mailed ballot election or vote center election. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3017 of the Elections Code proposed by AB 1921 that would become operative only if AB 1921 and this bill 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 832, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 5475.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 5437.)

  6. Set for hearing August 25.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5326.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 47. Noes 31. Page 6118.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 5867.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (August 11).

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

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  19. July 15 hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

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

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

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

  25. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 994.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  26. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  28. Set for hearing May 4.

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 723.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. Set for hearing April 21.

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

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB450 Allen Concurrence

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
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Glazer — 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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SB 450 Allen Senate Third Reading By GONZALEZ

Passed 47 Yea · 31 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 422602
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 473102
% of votes cast 59%39%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Burke — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Salas — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Dababneh — Nay
Harper — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Baker — Nay
Linder — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Lopez — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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SB 450 Allen Senate Third Reading By GONZALEZ Amendment Set #1

Passed 51 Yea · 26 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462103
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 512603
% of votes cast 64%33%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Hadley — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Kim — Nay
Baker — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gomez — Yea
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 · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14600
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — 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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3rd Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 450 do?
Existing law requires all vote by mail ballots to be voted on or before the day of the election and requires the vote by mail voter to return the ballot by mail or in person, as specified, to the elections official who issued the ballot. This bill would require an elections official who receives a vote by mail ballot that he or she did not issue to forward that ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot no later than 8 days after receipt. By requiring an elections official to forward a ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes cities with a population of fewer than 100,000 persons, school districts, and special districts to conduct an all-mailed ballot special election to fill a vacancy on the legislative or governing body of those entities under specified conditions. This bill, the California Voter's Choice Act, would, on or after January 1, 2018, authorize specified counties, and on or after January 1, 2020, authorize any county except the County of Los Angeles, to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if certain conditions are satisfied, including conditions related to ballot dropoff locations, vote centers, and plans for the administration of all-mailed ballot elections. The bill would require the Secretary of State, within 6 months of each all-mailed ballot election conducted by a county pursuant to these provisions, to report certain information to the Legislature regarding that election. The bill would require the county that conducted the all-mailed ballot election to submit to the Secretary of State the information needed for the Secretary of State to prepare the report. This bill would, on or after January 1, 2020, authorize the County of Los Angeles to conduct any election as a vote center election if certain conditions are satisfied, including conditions related to ballot dropoff locations and vote centers. The bill would, on or after January 1, 2020, authorize the County of Los Angeles to conduct a special election as an all-mailed ballot election pursuant to specified provisions that apply to every county that chooses to conduct a special election as an all-mailed ballot election. This bill would also require the Secretary of State to establish a taskforce that includes certain individuals to review all-mailed ballot elections conducted pursuant to these provisions and to provide comments and recommendations to the Legislature within 6 months of each all-mailed ballot election or vote center election. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3017 of the Elections Code proposed by AB 1921 that would become operative only if AB 1921 and this bill 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 SB 450?
SB 450 is sponsored by Hertzberg, Mullin, Nazarian, Weber, Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic), and Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 450?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 450?
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