California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

AB 182 — California Voting Rights Act of 2001.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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, the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) , prohibits the use of an at-large election in a political subdivision if it would impair the ability of a protected class, as defined, to elect candidates of its choice or otherwise influence the outcome of an election. The CVRA provides that a voter who is a member of a protected class may bring an action in superior court to enforce the provisions of the CVRA, and, if the voter prevails in the case, he or she may be awarded reasonable litigation costs and attorney's fees. The CVRA requires a court to implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of district-based elections, that are tailored to remedy a violation of the act. This bill would prohibit the use of a district-based election in a political subdivision if it would impair the ability of a protected class, as defined, to elect candidates of its choice. The bill would require a court to implement specified remedies upon a finding that a district-based election was imposed or applied in a manner that impaired the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice.

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 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 2941.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 14. Page 2483.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From inactive file.

  10. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hueso.

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 16).

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 1378.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (May 5).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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

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

  24. Referred to Coms. on E. & R. and JUD.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Alejo

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

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Votes

AB 182 ALEJO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 24 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491903
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 532403
% of votes cast 66%30%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — 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 Nay

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3rd Reading AB182 Alejo By Hueso

Passed 26 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241300
Democratic 2100
Total 261400
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Nay
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Hall — 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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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
Anderson — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
Liu — Yea
Hancock — Yea

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AB 182 ALEJO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 25 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491902
Democratic 4000
Republican 0600
Total 532502
% of votes cast 66%31%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Atkins — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
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 Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7200
Republican 0100
Total 7300
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 182 do?
Existing law, the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) , prohibits the use of an at-large election in a political subdivision if it would impair the ability of a protected class, as defined, to elect candidates of its choice or otherwise influence the outcome of an election. The CVRA provides that a voter who is a member of a protected class may bring an action in superior court to enforce the provisions of the CVRA, and, if the voter prevails in the case, he or she may be awarded reasonable litigation costs and attorney's fees. The CVRA requires a court to implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of district-based elections, that are tailored to remedy a violation of the act. This bill would prohibit the use of a district-based election in a political subdivision if it would impair the ability of a protected class, as defined, to elect candidates of its choice. The bill would require a court to implement specified remedies upon a finding that a district-based election was imposed or applied in a manner that impaired the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice.
Who sponsors AB 182?
AB 182 is sponsored by Alejo, Hueso, Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), and Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of AB 182?
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 182?
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