California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 49 — Elections: special elections.

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

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires the Governor, within 14 calendar days of the occurrence of a vacancy in a congressional or legislative office, to issue a proclamation calling a special election in accordance with certain requirements. Existing law requires a special primary election in the district in which the vacancy occurred to be held on the 9th or 10th Tuesday preceding the day of the special general election at which the vacancy is to be filled. Existing law requires all candidates to be listed on one ballot and, if any candidate receives a majority of all votes cast at the special primary election, requires that the candidate receiving the majority of the votes cast be declared elected and cancels the special general election. Existing law also requires that a candidate be declared elected and cancels the special general election if only one candidate qualifies to have his or her name printed on the special general election ballot. This bill would authorize the Governor to declare a candidate for a legislative office elected if only one candidate for the legislative office qualifies to have his or her name printed on the special primary election ballot, and would cancel the special primary election and special general election if the Governor declares such a candidate elected. The bill would also require the Governor to rescind the proclamation calling for the special election if a special primary election or a special general election is canceled because a candidate has been declared elected, as specified. The bill would clarify that a candidate is declared elected, for purposes of the existing provisions described above, by the Secretary of State. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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 4 p.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 4. Page 5514.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 11).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  11. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1873.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. Set for hearing July 6.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1451.) (June 16).

  17. Set for hearing June 16.

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

  19. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  22. Read first time.

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 21.

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

Sponsors

  • Runner · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Runner

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

SB 49 Runner Third Reading Urgency By WILK

Passed 70 Yea · 4 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60406
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 70406
% of votes cast 88%5%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Nay
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Burke — Yea
Levine — Nay
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Medina — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Ting — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
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 Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

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
Anderson — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
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 49 do?
Existing law requires the Governor, within 14 calendar days of the occurrence of a vacancy in a congressional or legislative office, to issue a proclamation calling a special election in accordance with certain requirements. Existing law requires a special primary election in the district in which the vacancy occurred to be held on the 9th or 10th Tuesday preceding the day of the special general election at which the vacancy is to be filled. Existing law requires all candidates to be listed on one ballot and, if any candidate receives a majority of all votes cast at the special primary election, requires that the candidate receiving the majority of the votes cast be declared elected and cancels the special general election. Existing law also requires that a candidate be declared elected and cancels the special general election if only one candidate qualifies to have his or her name printed on the special general election ballot. This bill would authorize the Governor to declare a candidate for a legislative office elected if only one candidate for the legislative office qualifies to have his or her name printed on the special primary election ballot, and would cancel the special primary election and special general election if the Governor declares such a candidate elected. The bill would also require the Governor to rescind the proclamation calling for the special election if a special primary election or a special general election is canceled because a candidate has been declared elected, as specified. The bill would clarify that a candidate is declared elected, for purposes of the existing provisions described above, by the Secretary of State. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 49?
SB 49 is sponsored by Runner.
What is the current status of SB 49?
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 49?
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