--- type: "Bill" title: "Local government: assessment: elections procedures." description: "Articles XIII C and XIII D of the California Constitution generally require that assessments, fees, and charges be submitted to property owners for approval or rejection after the provision of written notice and the holding of a public hearing. Existing law, the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act, prescribes specific procedures and parameters for local jurisdictions to comply with Articles XIII C and XIII D of the California Constitution." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20132014" identifier: "SB 553" citation: "California SB 553 (20132014)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Local government: assessment: elections procedures."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Yee"] version_count: 7 action_count: 31 vote_count: 8 first_action: "2013-02-22" last_action: "2013-09-06" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf5cfdac-d830-4136-a609-ffbb7c56dabe" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553" source_hash: "ca1796f704254392a9c0adec4f194bb4fe033593f58f9ec92d196d55dc0505f1" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 553 (20132014) — Local government: assessment: elections procedures. Articles XIII C and XIII D of the California Constitution generally require that assessments, fees, and charges be submitted to property owners for approval or rejection after the provision of written notice and the holding of a public hearing. Existing law, the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act, prescribes specific procedures and parameters for local jurisdictions to comply with Articles XIII C and XIII D of the California Constitution. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553&version=20130SB55399INT) 2. **04/23/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553&version=20130SB55398AMD) 3. **05/24/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553&version=20130SB55397AMD) 4. **08/05/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553&version=20130SB55396AMD) 5. **09/06/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553&version=20130SB55394CHP) 6. **SB553** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553) 7. **08/27/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB553&version=20130SB55395ENR) ## Votes - Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **5–0** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Business SB553 Yee Concurrence — **37–0** (pass) · upper - 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · lower - SB 553 Consent Calendar Second Day — **78–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **7–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **7–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Yee — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2013-02-22** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction` - **2013-02-24** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26. - **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1` - **2013-03-11** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee` - **2013-03-13** Set for hearing April 3. - **2013-03-27** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - **2013-03-28** Set for hearing April 17. - **2013-04-11** Set for hearing May 1. - **2013-04-23** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2013-05-01** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 752.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage` - **2013-05-03** Set for hearing May 13. - **2013-05-13** Placed on APPR. suspense file. - **2013-05-17** Set for hearing May 23. - **2013-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1016.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2013-05-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2013-05-24** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2013-05-24** Ordered to second reading. - **2013-05-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2013-05-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1183.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2013-05-30** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2013-06-17** Referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee` - **2013-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage` - **2013-08-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2013-08-14** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2013-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2013-08-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2672.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2013-08-22** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2013-08-26** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1973.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2013-08-28** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. - **2013-09-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2013-09-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 215, Statutes of 2013. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf5cfdac-d830-4136-a609-ffbb7c56dabe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).