---
type: "Bill"
title: "Use of public resources."
description: "(1) Existing law prohibits the use of public funds for campaign activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 594"
citation: "California SB 594 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Use of public resources."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 39
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2013-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75ce9bf9-8963-4a4a-b1e6-9fe2bb123380"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594"
source_hash: "a2b7e4f9ab678f85ef080629b5c5939ea8855993bff9cafb078c3521f236774e"
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 594 (20132014) — Use of public resources.

(1) Existing law prohibits the use of public funds for campaign activities.

## 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=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59499INT)
2. **04/18/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59498AMD)
3. **05/24/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59497AMD)
4. **08/07/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59496AMD)
5. **08/21/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59495AMD)
6. **09/04/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59494AMD)
7. **10/12/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59492CHP)
8. **SB594** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594)
9. **09/19/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB594&version=20130SB59493ENR)

## Votes

- SB 594 Hill Senate Third Reading By BONILLA — **72–3** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB594 Hill Concurrence — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Education. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Be referred to Committee on Elections and Redistricting. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **12–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hill — 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`
- **2013-02-23** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-11** Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Set for hearing April 24.
- **2013-04-18** 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`
- **2013-04-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 660.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on ED. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-04-26** Set for hearing May 1.
- **2013-05-02** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 787.) (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 as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1017.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-24** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1160.) 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 Coms. on ED. and REV. & TAX. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-26** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2013-08-07** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-08** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on E. & R. and JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 8). Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-12** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice (Com. on JUD.) suspended. (Page 2513.)
- **2013-08-14** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-21** 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`
- **2013-08-30** Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-03** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (August 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-04** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-09-09** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 3029.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-09-09** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2013-09-10** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-10** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2276.) Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-09-11** Set for hearing September 11.
- **2013-09-11** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2390.) `committee-passage`
- **2013-09-12** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2408.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-23** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2013-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 773, Statutes of 2013.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75ce9bf9-8963-4a4a-b1e6-9fe2bb123380`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).