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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2031
Author: Evans (D) and De La Torre (D)
Amended: 8/17/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 8-0, 6/29/10
AYES: Wright, Harman, Calderon, Florez, Negrete McLeod,
Padilla, Price, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Denham, Oropeza, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 5/6/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Public contracts: state acquisition of new
vehicles
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill prohibits the Department of General
Services from approving any vehicle acquisition, vehicle
purchase order, or new contract for the purchase of new
vehicles that result in the expenditure of funds unless the
secretary or director of an agency or department that has
requested the acquisition certifies that the purchase of
new vehicles is vital and mission critical for the agency
or department.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/17/10 make a clarifying change
that conforms to the state's standard process and
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procedures for vehicle acquisition.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law (Government Code Section 13332.09) provides
that no purchase order or other form of documentation for
the acquisition or replacement of motor vehicles shall be
issued against any appropriation; and, no State agency may
acquire surplus mobile equipment from any source for
program support until the Department of General Services
(DGS) has investigated and established the need.
On January 1, 2005, new legislation (SB 1757 [Denham],
Chapter 926, Statutes of 2004) became effective that
requires that all State agencies within the Executive
Branch of government, including each campus of the
California State University, adhere to this rule. The only
exemption from this rule, the University of California, is
requested and encouraged to have DGS perform this task with
respect for their fleet acquisitions as well.
Comments
DGS serves as the state's fleet manager. Except for those
state departments with delegated vehicle purchase
authority, departments must request purchases through DGS.
In October 2009, the DGS deputy director overseeing the
state fleet resigned over the controversy that DGS and
Caltrans spent $5.5 million on new vehicles left idle
during a time of severe state budget deficits. In
response, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and
Administrative Review held an oversight hearing in February
2010 on state expenditures for vehicle purchases. This
bill is the result of that hearing.
A July 2009 Executive Order prohibited all state agencies
and departments from ordering or purchasing new vehicles
for non-emergency use. The Administration recently
reported that vehicle purchases have been reduced by 67
percent over the previous year, and that the state's
vehicle fleet has been cut by more than 18 percent.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
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SUPPORT : (Verified 8/2/10)
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OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/18/10)
Department of General Services
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
this bill seeks to "reduce state expenditures and make
state agencies and departments accountable when purchasing
automobiles."
ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION : DGS contends that this bill is
redundant to the current DGS process and procedures, and
therefore will not produce the enhanced oversight that the
author's office is intending to achieve. DGS already has
the authority to conduct oversight of the State's vehicle
purchases through Government Code Section 13332.09.
Further, DGS states that it already has mandated a
certification requirement from the Agency Secretary level
that the purchase is vital and mission critical for the
agency or department.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De
Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Block, De La Torre, Gilmore,
Mendoza, Vacancy
TSM:do 8/18/10 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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