California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 12 D cosponsors

ACA 13 — A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 10 of, and adding Section 10.5 to, Article II thereof, and adding Section 7.8 to Article XI thereof, relating to voting.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 176, Statutes of 2023.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 13, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on November 02, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Constitution provides that a proposed constitutional amendment and a statewide initiative measure each take effect only if approved by a majority of the votes cast on the amendment or measure. This measure would further provide that an initiative measure that includes one or more provisions that would amend the Constitution to increase the voter approval requirement to adopt any state or local measure would be approved by the voters only if the proportion of votes cast in favor of the initiative measure is equal to or greater than the highest voter approval requirement that the initiative measure would impose. The measure would specify that this voter approval requirement would apply to statewide initiative measures that appear on the ballot on or after January 1, 2024. The California Constitution also permits initiative and referendum powers to be exercised by the voters of each city or county under procedures provided by the Legislature. This measure would expressly authorize a local governing body to hold an advisory vote concerning any issue of governance for the purpose of allowing voters within the jurisdiction to voice their opinions on the issue. The measure would specify that an advisory question is approved only if a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor. This measure would further declare that its provisions are severable and that if any provision is held invalid, the other provisions of the act remain valid, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 176, Statutes of 2023.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 10 a.m.

  3. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. Held at Desk by unanimous consent until November 1, 2023.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 3597.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Ordered to the Assembly.

  8. Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2776.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 12).

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (September 11).

  13. Senate Rules Suspended (Ayes 31. Noes 8.)

  14. Joint Rules 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 2460.)

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

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

  17. Ordered to the Senate.

  18. Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 2975.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  21. From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (September 1).

  22. From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Coauthors revised.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee August 13.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (108)

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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.

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Votes

ACA 13 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 19 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 42104
Unaffiliated 13502
Republican 01300
Total 551906
% of votes cast 69%24%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Essayli — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Maienschein — Not Voting
Villapudua — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Not Voting
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Not Voting
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Nay
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay
Wallis, Greg Republican Nay

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3rd Reading ACA13 Ward et al. Glazer

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9101
Democratic 19102
Republican 0700
Total 28903
% of votes cast 70%23%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Min — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Newman — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Not Voting
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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ACA 13 Ward Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 19 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 42104
Unaffiliated 15500
Republican 01300
Total 571904
% of votes cast 71%24%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Wood — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Essayli — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Not Voting
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Not Voting
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Nay
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay
Wallis, Greg Republican Nay

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Be adopted as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7003
Unaffiliated 2100
Republican 0300
Total 9403
% of votes cast 56%25%0%19%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Not Voting
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay

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Be adopted and re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4001
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 0200
Total 5201
% of votes cast 63%25%0%13%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Low — Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does ACA 13 do?
The California Constitution provides that a proposed constitutional amendment and a statewide initiative measure each take effect only if approved by a majority of the votes cast on the amendment or measure. This measure would further provide that an initiative measure that includes one or more provisions that would amend the Constitution to increase the voter approval requirement to adopt any state or local measure would be approved by the voters only if the proportion of votes cast in favor of the initiative measure is equal to or greater than the highest voter approval requirement that the initiative measure would impose. The measure would specify that this voter approval requirement would apply to statewide initiative measures that appear on the ballot on or after January 1, 2024. The California Constitution also permits initiative and referendum powers to be exercised by the voters of each city or county under procedures provided by the Legislature. This measure would expressly authorize a local governing body to hold an advisory vote concerning any issue of governance for the purpose of allowing voters within the jurisdiction to voice their opinions on the issue. The measure would specify that an advisory question is approved only if a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor. This measure would further declare that its provisions are severable and that if any provision is held invalid, the other provisions of the act remain valid, as specified.
Who sponsors ACA 13?
ACA 13 is sponsored by Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Lee, Alex (Democratic), Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), Rendon, Durazo, Maria Elena (Democratic), Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic), Skinner, Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola (Democratic), and Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of ACA 13?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 13, 2023. Enacted.
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