Gonzalez
Author
Existing law disqualifies a public employee, as defined, from any public employment for 5 years if the employee is convicted of any felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, a bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes arising directly out of their official duties. This bill would expand that provision to include any felony involving a conflict of interest. The bill would also disqualify a city manager or city attorney, as defined, including an individual acting under contract with the city for those services, who is convicted of any of the above-described felonies, from any future public employment in an equivalent role. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 92, Statutes of 2025.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2539.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1050.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
Set for hearing May 5.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 870.) (April 23).
Set for hearing April 23.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB521 | HTML |
| 02/19/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/26/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/24/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/16/25 - Enrolled | |
| 07/30/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/22/25- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement | |
| 05/07/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/23/25- Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement | |
| 06/30/25- Assembly Appropriations |
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