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type: "Bill"
title: "Local government: fees and charges."
description: "Articles XIIIC and XIIID 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 XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and defines terms for these purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 231"
citation: "California SB 231 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local government: fees and charges."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hertzberg"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-10-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/549a15ca-b859-4181-9986-0627d83109d6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB231"
source_hash: "33a4aa3b094d4e414113c46ec3e7781abd2d60699dc14d38d4d0d6122ae739ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California SB 231 (20172018) — Local government: fees and charges.
Articles XIIIC and XIIID 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 XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and defines terms for these purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/02/17 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB231&version=20170SB23199INT)
2. **04/19/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB231&version=20170SB23198AMD)
3. **10/06/17 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB231&version=20170SB23196CHP)
4. **SB231** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB231)
5. **09/01/17 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB231&version=20170SB23197ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass. — **63** (pass) · lower
- Do pass — **52** (pass) · upper
- SB 231 Hertzberg Senate Third Reading By GONZALEZ FLETCHER — **4129** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **2310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hertzberg — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-03** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
- **2017-02-16** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Set for hearing April 5.
- **2017-04-05** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 622.) (April 5). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-04-19** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2017-04-19** Ordered to second reading.
- **2017-04-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-04-20** Published April 19 at 9 p.m.
- **2017-04-27** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 872.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2017-04-27** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-22** Referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-08-31** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 41. Noes 29. Page 2856.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2017-08-31** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- **2017-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2017-10-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-10-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 536, Statutes of 2017.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/549a15ca-b859-4181-9986-0627d83109d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).