California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 769 — State employees: disciplinary action.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Summary

The State Civil Service Act requires notice of any adverse action against any state employee for any cause for discipline based on any civil service law to be served within 3 years after the cause for discipline, upon which the notice is based, first arose. That act provides that an adverse action based on fraud, embezzlement, or the falsification of records is valid if notice of the adverse action is served within 3 years after the discovery of the fraud, embezzlement, or falsification. This bill, except with respect to adverse action based on fraud, embezzlement, the falsification of records, or the unauthorized accessing or disclosure of confidential tax information, would require that the notice be served and any investigation completed within one year after the cause for discipline arose. Those excepted bases for adverse action would be valid if notice of the adverse action is served within 3 years after discovery.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 6151.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 5133.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

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

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  12. Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 21. Page 1781.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

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

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  20. Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Jones-Sawyer · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Jones-Sawyer

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 769 JONES-SAWYER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 22 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491803
Democratic 5000
Republican 1400
Total 552203
% of votes cast 69%28%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mathis — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Burke — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Nay
Kim — Nay
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
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 Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB769 Jones-Sawyer By Pan

Passed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231003
Democratic 2100
Total 251103
% of votes cast 64%28%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 769 JONES-SAWYER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 521701
Democratic 4000
Republican 2400
Total 582101
% of votes cast 73%26%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Chang — Nay
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Nay
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 Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

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
Bigelow — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — 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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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 769 do?
The State Civil Service Act requires notice of any adverse action against any state employee for any cause for discipline based on any civil service law to be served within 3 years after the cause for discipline, upon which the notice is based, first arose. That act provides that an adverse action based on fraud, embezzlement, or the falsification of records is valid if notice of the adverse action is served within 3 years after the discovery of the fraud, embezzlement, or falsification. This bill, except with respect to adverse action based on fraud, embezzlement, the falsification of records, or the unauthorized accessing or disclosure of confidential tax information, would require that the notice be served and any investigation completed within one year after the cause for discipline arose. Those excepted bases for adverse action would be valid if notice of the adverse action is served within 3 years after discovery.
Who sponsors AB 769?
AB 769 is sponsored by Jones-Sawyer.
What is the current status of AB 769?
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 769?
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