Local government: officers and employees: contracts.
Existing law, commencing on January 1, 2012, prohibits an employment contract for a local agency executive, as defined, from providing an automatic renewal of a contract that provides for an automatic compensation increase in excess of a cost-of-living adjustment or a maximum cash settlement in excess of certain limits, as specified. Existing law defines the term "local agency executive" for these purposes, and includes within that definition any person who is either the chief executive officer of the local agency or a department head of a local agency.
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20132014
SB 407
California SB 407 (20132014)
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Local government: officers and employees: contracts.
California SB 407 (20132014) — Local government: officers and employees: contracts.
Existing law, commencing on January 1, 2012, prohibits an employment contract for a local agency executive, as defined, from providing an automatic renewal of a contract that provides for an automatic compensation increase in excess of a cost-of-living adjustment or a maximum cash settlement in excess of certain limits, as specified. Existing law defines the term "local agency executive" for these purposes, and includes within that definition any person who is either the chief executive officer of the local agency or a department head of a local agency.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 407 Hill 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. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations to Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2013-03-13 Set for hearing April 3.
2013-04-01 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
2013-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 406.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 15.
2013-04-15 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 1013.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1103.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 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. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
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. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 213, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fa8b92a6-2c59-4b77-83e3-2e2bb3519fdf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).