Bill Text: CA SB428 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 428

Introduced

Bill Title: State Auditor: permanent office.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21. [SB428 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SB428-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 428

Introduced by Senator Laird
(Coauthor: Senator Cabaldon)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)

February 18, 2025

An act to amend Section 8544.4 of the Government Code, relating to the State Auditor, and making an appropriation therefor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 428, as introduced, Laird. State Auditor: permanent office.

Existing law requires the permanent office of the California State Auditor to be in Sacramento.

This bill would additionally authorize the permanent office to be within a 2-mile radius of the State Capitol Building, thereby allowing the permanent office to be located in the City of West Sacramento.

Existing law establishes within the State Treasury the State Audit Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund for the expenses of the State Auditor.

By authorizing the expenditure of moneys in that fund for additional purposes, this bill would create an appropriation.

Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

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

SECTION 1.

Section 8544.4 of the Government Code is amended to read:

8544.4.

The permanent office of the California State Auditor shall be in Sacramento, or within a two-mile radius of the State Capitol Building, where ~~he or she~~ they shall be provided with suitable and sufficient offices. When in ~~his or her~~ the California State Auditor’s judgment the conduct of the work requires, ~~he or she~~ they may maintain offices at other places in the state.