California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 415 — Voter participation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 235, Statutes of 2015.

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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 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally requires all state, county, municipal, district, and school district elections be held on an established election date. Existing law also establishes certain dates for statewide elections. Existing law requires any state, county, municipal, district, and school district election held on a statewide election date to be consolidated with a statewide election, except as provided. This bill, commencing January 1, 2018, would prohibit a political subdivision, as defined, from holding an election other than on a statewide election date if holding an election on a nonconcurrent date has previously resulted in voter turnout for a regularly scheduled election in that political subdivision being at least 25% less than the average voter turnout within the political subdivision for the previous 4 statewide general elections, except as specified. This bill would require a court to implement appropriate remedies upon a violation of this prohibition. The bill would authorize a voter who resides in a political subdivision where a violation is alleged to file an action in superior court to enforce this prohibition, and it would allow a prevailing plaintiff other than the state or political subdivision to collect a reasonable attorney's fee and litigation expenses, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 235, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 2048.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 30. Page 2426.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 1).

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

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

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 927.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 723.) (April 21).

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

  16. Set for hearing April 21.

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

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

  19. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Calderon · Cosponsor
  • Hueso · Primary
  • Roger Hernández · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Unfinished Business SB415 Hueso Concurrence

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241102
Democratic 2100
Total 261202
% of votes cast 65%30%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Huff — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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SB 415 Hueso Senate Third Reading By ALEJO

Passed 45 Yea · 30 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 422305
Democratic 3100
Republican 0600
Total 453005
% of votes cast 56%38%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Harper — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Chang — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — 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.

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Republican 0100
Total 4102
% of votes cast 57%14%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221202
Democratic 2100
Total 241302
% of votes cast 62%33%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4100
Total 4100
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Liu — Yea
Hancock — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 415 do?
Existing law generally requires all state, county, municipal, district, and school district elections be held on an established election date. Existing law also establishes certain dates for statewide elections. Existing law requires any state, county, municipal, district, and school district election held on a statewide election date to be consolidated with a statewide election, except as provided. This bill, commencing January 1, 2018, would prohibit a political subdivision, as defined, from holding an election other than on a statewide election date if holding an election on a nonconcurrent date has previously resulted in voter turnout for a regularly scheduled election in that political subdivision being at least 25% less than the average voter turnout within the political subdivision for the previous 4 statewide general elections, except as specified. This bill would require a court to implement appropriate remedies upon a violation of this prohibition. The bill would authorize a voter who resides in a political subdivision where a violation is alleged to file an action in superior court to enforce this prohibition, and it would allow a prevailing plaintiff other than the state or political subdivision to collect a reasonable attorney's fee and litigation expenses, as provided.
Who sponsors SB 415?
SB 415 is sponsored by Alejo, Calderon, Hueso, and Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of SB 415?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 415?
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