SB 702 California Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Gubernatorial appointments: report.

Summary
Existing law requires the Governor to appoint every office whose mode of appointment is not prescribed by law. Existing law also prescribes the manner of the Governor's appointment of those officers. This bill would require the office of the Governor, commencing January 1, 2025, to maintain on its internet website a list of every state board and commission that includes, for each state board or commission, the membership list, stated purpose, duties, meeting frequency, internet website, and vacancies in the membership. The bill would require the office of the Governor, on or before January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, to create and publish on its internet website a report containing aggregate demographic information of appointments made by the office during the prior calendar year, as specified.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Assembly Passage
Sep 2023
Vetoed
Jan 2024
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Vetoed Jan 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2023 · Assembly Sep 11, 2023

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 15, 2023
D Democratic31
29 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jan 25, 2024
Vetoed
Veto sustained.
upper
Oct 8, 2023
Vetoed
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
upper
Oct 8, 2023
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
Sep 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2681.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 11, 2023
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3205.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Sep 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended.
lower
Sep 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (September 1).
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.
lower
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1076.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 800.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 656.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

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