Bill Text: CA AB799 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Counties: board of supervisors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB799 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB799-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 799

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Introduced by Assembly Member Mathis

February 16, 2021

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An act to amend Section 25000 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 799, as introduced, Mathis. Counties: board of supervisors.

The California Constitution provides that the state is divided into counties, which are legal subdivisions, and requires, among other things, that the Legislature provide for an elected governing body in each county. Existing law implementing this requirement requires that each county have a board of supervisors consisting of 5 members, of which no more than 3 may be elected at the same general election.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 25000 of the Government Code is amended to read:

25000.

 (a) Each county shall have a board of supervisors consisting of five members. Not more than three members shall be elected at the same general election. If the terms of office of more than three members of the board expire at the same time, at the first regular meeting after January 1st 1 following their election election, the members so elected shall so classify themselves by lot that three members shall serve for four years, and two for two years. Thereafter Thereafter, the term of office of each member shall be four years.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of any general law or charter county may adopt or the residents of the county may propose, by initiative, a proposal to limit or repeal a limit on the number of terms a member of the board of supervisors may serve on the board of supervisors. Any proposal to limit the number of terms a member of the board of supervisors may serve on the board of supervisors shall apply prospectively only and shall not become operative unless it is submitted to the electors of the county at a regularly scheduled election and a majority of the votes cast on the question favor the adoption of the proposal.