Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors to appoint a committee, composed of county residents, to study the matter of changing the boundaries of its supervisorial districts. Existing law directs a committee created pursuant to that provision to report its findings to the board of supervisors, as specified, and it expressly states that recommendations of the committee are advisory only. Existing law similarly authorizes a city council to appoint a committee, composed of city residents, to study the matter of changing the boundaries of its council districts, directs a committee so created to report its findings to the city council, and expressly states that recommendations of the committee are advisory only.
California SB 1108 (20152016) — Elections: state and local reapportionment.
Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors to appoint a committee, composed of county residents, to study the matter of changing the boundaries of its supervisorial districts. Existing law directs a committee created pursuant to that provision to report its findings to the board of supervisors, as specified, and it expressly states that recommendations of the committee are advisory only. Existing law similarly authorizes a city council to appoint a committee, composed of city residents, to study the matter of changing the boundaries of its council districts, directs a committee so created to report its findings to the city council, and expressly states that recommendations of the committee are advisory only.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
SB 1108 Allen Senate Third Reading By WILLIAMS — 62–14 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1108 Allen Concurrence — 35–3 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Allen — primary (person)
Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-18 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2016-02-25 Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2016-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3392.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-08 Set for hearing April 20.
2016-04-14 April 20 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-04-15 Set for hearing April 27.
2016-05-03 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3698.) (April 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-05-04 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3843.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-12 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-19 Referred to Coms. on E. & R. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2016-06-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 14. Page 5883.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 3. Page 5362.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2016-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 784, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ab11af79-5992-4051-ae8d-d2d5bdc82103. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).