Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be governed. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to contract with any local agency within the county or with the state for services relating to the prevention and suppression of fires.
California AB 1217 (20152016) — Orange County Fire Authority.
Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be governed. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to contract with any local agency within the county or with the state for services relating to the prevention and suppression of fires.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-23 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2015-04-27 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-05-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 25. Page 1588.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-04 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2015-06-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-19 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2015-07-02 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-06-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-08-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 4987.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-16 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-08-22 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 6041.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2016-09-23 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-23 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 504, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7989f00f-7ed1-4832-a0a3-5853aea50171. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).