AB 609 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Members of the Legislature: residency.

Summary

The California Constitution requires that a person reside within the legislative district for which he or she seeks election as a Member of the Legislature for one year immediately preceding the election. This bill would permit a candidate for Member of the Legislature to file a statement with the Secretary of State in which the candidate voluntarily agrees that, if elected, he or she will continue to reside within the district from which he or she was elected during his or her term of office. The bill would authorize the Secretary of State to post on his or her Internet Web site voluntary statements of continuing residency filed with the secretary, as described above.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2015

Committee Review

Aug 2015

Assembly Passage

May 2015

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2015 Last action Aug 27, 2015

Floor votes · Assembly May 22, 2015

How they voted

70–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 75

May 22, 2015

D Democratic50

47 Yea 3

94% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican24

22 Yea 2

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 27, 2015

Upper · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

upper

Aug 17, 2015

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jul 13, 2015

Committee

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

upper

Jul 9, 2015

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 7).

upper

Jun 11, 2015

Committee

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

upper

May 22, 2015

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (70-0-5)

assembly

May 13, 2015

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13).

lower

Apr 29, 2015

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 23, 2015

Committee

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

lower

Apr 8, 2015

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Mar 9, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on E. & R.

lower

Feb 25, 2015

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors