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.
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20132014
SB 553
California SB 553 (20132014)
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Local government: assessment: elections procedures.
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.
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; origin ocd-bill/cf5cfdac-d830-4136-a609-ffbb7c56dabe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).