California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 254 — Election dates.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law establishes election dates in each year, which are the second Tuesday of April in each even-numbered year, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each year, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2020, eliminate the established election dates in March and April.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 15. Page 2413.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 31. Page 1864.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 25).

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

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

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

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

3rd Reading AB254 Roger Hernández By Hueso

Passed 25 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231400
Democratic 2100
Total 251500
% of votes cast 63%38%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Runner — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — 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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AB 254 HERNÁNDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 44 Yea · 31 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 412405
Democratic 3100
Republican 0600
Total 443105
% of votes cast 55%39%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Brown — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Levine — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Nay
Holden — Yea
Weber — Yea
Daly — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 254 do?
Existing law establishes election dates in each year, which are the second Tuesday of April in each even-numbered year, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each year, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2020, eliminate the established election dates in March and April.
Who sponsors AB 254?
AB 254 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic) and Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of AB 254?
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 254?
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