Roger Hernández
- Democratic
Author
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city to submit to voters at any municipal or special election an ordinance providing for the election of members of the legislative body by districts, from districts, by districts with an elective mayor, or from districts with an elective mayor. Existing law also authorizes such an ordinance to be submitted to the voters by means of an initiative measure. Existing law requires that the ordinance state the number of legislative districts, describe the boundaries of each, number the districts, and state the method for electing the members of the legislative body, as described above. This bill would delete the requirement that the ordinance describe the boundaries, and number, of each legislative district and would instead require the legislative body to prepare a proposed map describing the boundaries and numbers of the legislative districts after the ordinance is passed or enacted, as specified. The bill would require a legislative body changing from a from district method of election to a by district method of election, or adjusting the district boundaries, to hold public hearings on the change or adjustments, as specified. The bill would also make numerous technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Existing law applies certain procedures if a majority of votes on the subject of incorporating a new city are in favor of incorporation and in favor of a by district method of election, including, among other things, requiring the boundaries of the districts of the legislative body to be as nearly equal in population as possible. This bill would also require the districts to comply with applicable provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city with a population of fewer than 100,000 people to adopt an ordinance that requires the members of the legislative body to be elected by district or by district with an elective mayor without submitting the ordinance for voter approval. This bill would extend this authority to the legislative body of any city, regardless of its population.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 736, Statutes of 2016.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 21. Page 6527.).
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 5. Page 5058.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 8).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and GOV. & F.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 32. Page 1865.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (March 25).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB278 | HTML |
| 02/11/15 - Introduced | |
| 03/18/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/07/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/13/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/01/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 02/18/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/01/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/14/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/20/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/11/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/02/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/16 - Chaptered |
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