Special elections.
Summary
Existing law requires counties to pay expenses authorized and necessarily incurred in the preparation for and conduct of elections, except as specified. This bill would require the state to pay expenses authorized and necessarily incurred on or after January 1, 2008, and before December 31, 2016, for elections proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of Senator or Member of the Assembly, or to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator or Member of the United States House of Representatives. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2016
Last action May 27, 2016
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 27, 2016
Upper · Passed
May 27 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
upper
Apr 5, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3392.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 18, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
Feb 8, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andy Vidak
RRepublican
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