California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 385 — Daylight Saving Time.

Last action — Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 15. Noes 19. Page 5528.).

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 federal law establishes the standard time of the United States for each of 9 zones and advances the standard time of each zone by one hour during the period commencing at 2 a.m. on the 2nd Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November of each year. Existing state law, the Daylight Saving Time Act, which was adopted as an initiative measure by the voters at the November 8, 1949, special election, provides that the standard time within the state is that which is known, described, and designated by federal law as United States Standard Pacific Time. The act also requires, from 1 a.m. on the last Sunday of April, until 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October, the standard time within the state to be one hour in advance of United States Standard Pacific Time. This bill would repeal the Daylight Saving Time Act and would require the standard time within the state to be that of the 5th zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time. The bill would authorize the Legislature to amend its provisions by a majority vote to provide for the application of year-round day light savings time, if authorized by federal law. The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to amend or repeal an initiative statute by another statute that becomes effective when approved by the electors. This bill would provide that it would become effective only upon approval of the voters. It would also provide for submission of this measure to the voters for approval at the next statewide general election.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 15. Noes 19. Page 5528.).

  2. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5312.)

  3. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Gaines.

  4. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 17. Noes 17. Page 5312.).

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 11).

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Withdrawn from committee.

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

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

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1594.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  22. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Read second time and amended.

  25. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  30. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  31. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and NAT. RES.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chu · Primary
  • Harper · Cosponsor
  • Obernolte · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chu

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Harper
  • Obernolte

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB385 Chu By Gaines

Failed 15 Yea · 19 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 131805
Democratic 2100
Total 151905
% of votes cast 38%49%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Cannella — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Hall — Nay
Hancock — Nay
Hernandez — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Nay
Liu — Nay
Monning — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Lara — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB385 Chu By Gaines

Failed 17 Yea · 17 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 151704
Democratic 2001
Total 171705
% of votes cast 44%44%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Nay
De León — Yea
Hall — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Nay
Allen — Not Voting
Hill — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Nay
Leyva — Nay
Monning — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Nay
Roth — Nay
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB385 Chu By Gaines Reconsider

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Fuller — 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

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 385 CHU Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — 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
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 385 do?
Existing federal law establishes the standard time of the United States for each of 9 zones and advances the standard time of each zone by one hour during the period commencing at 2 a.m. on the 2nd Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November of each year. Existing state law, the Daylight Saving Time Act, which was adopted as an initiative measure by the voters at the November 8, 1949, special election, provides that the standard time within the state is that which is known, described, and designated by federal law as United States Standard Pacific Time. The act also requires, from 1 a.m. on the last Sunday of April, until 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October, the standard time within the state to be one hour in advance of United States Standard Pacific Time. This bill would repeal the Daylight Saving Time Act and would require the standard time within the state to be that of the 5th zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time. The bill would authorize the Legislature to amend its provisions by a majority vote to provide for the application of year-round day light savings time, if authorized by federal law. The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to amend or repeal an initiative statute by another statute that becomes effective when approved by the electors. This bill would provide that it would become effective only upon approval of the voters. It would also provide for submission of this measure to the voters for approval at the next statewide general election.
Who sponsors AB 385?
AB 385 is sponsored by Chu, Harper, and Obernolte.
What is the current status of AB 385?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 385?
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