Local agencies: school bonds: general obligation bonds: statutory lien.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, existing law provides that the governing board of a school district or community college district may, when in its judgment it is advisable, and shall, upon a petition of the majority of the qualified electors residing in the school district or community college district, order an election and submit to the electors of the district the question whether the bonds of the district shall be issued and sold for the purpose of raising money for certain school facilities purposes, including the purchasing of school lots and the building or purchasing of school buildings.
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SB 222
California SB 222 (20152016)
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Local agencies: school bonds: general obligation bonds: statutory lien.
California SB 222 (20152016) — Local agencies: school bonds: general obligation bonds: statutory lien.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, existing law provides that the governing board of a school district or community college district may, when in its judgment it is advisable, and shall, upon a petition of the majority of the qualified electors residing in the school district or community college district, order an election and submit to the electors of the district the question whether the bonds of the district shall be issued and sold for the purpose of raising money for certain school facilities purposes, including the purchasing of school lots and the building or purchasing of school buildings.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB222 Block Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
SB 222 Block Senate Third Reading By MAIENSCHEIN — 79–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Block — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2015-02-26 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2015-03-19 Set for hearing April 8.
2015-04-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 524.) (April 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 741.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2015-05-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-06-17 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2147.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-06-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1660.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-07-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
2015-07-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-07-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 78, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47d83a3b-4347-4bd9-abed-34cc1b33fb4d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).