The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 governs the procedures for the formation and change of organization of cities and special districts. Existing law permits a city or district to provide extended services, as defined, outside its jurisdictional boundaries only if it first requests and receives written approval from the local agency formation commission in the affected county. Under existing law, the commission may authorize a city or district to provide new or extended services outside both its jurisdictional boundaries and its sphere of influence under specified circumstances, including when responding to an impending threat to the public health or safety of the residents in the affected territory where specified requirements are met.
California AB 402 (20152016) — Local agency services: contracts.
The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 governs the procedures for the formation and change of organization of cities and special districts. Existing law permits a city or district to provide extended services, as defined, outside its jurisdictional boundaries only if it first requests and receives written approval from the local agency formation commission in the affected county. Under existing law, the commission may authorize a city or district to provide new or extended services outside both its jurisdictional boundaries and its sphere of influence under specified circumstances, including when responding to an impending threat to the public health or safety of the residents in the affected territory where specified requirements are met.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 402 DODD Assembly Third Reading — 54–23 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2015-03-02 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2015-05-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-06 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2015-05-14 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (May 13). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-05-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 1625.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2015-06-16 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
2015-06-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-26 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2366.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-09-03 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 2830.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 431, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bd2aa2e0-29c2-42ee-bdd3-163ab8865e81. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).