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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 656
Author: Huber (D)
Amended: 8/16/11 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 7-3, 6/28/11
AYES: Wright, Berryhill, Calderon, Corbett, Evans,
Strickland, Wyland
NOES: Anderson, Padilla, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, De Le�n, Hernandez
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not relevant
SUBJECT : Committees and commissions: repeal
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill, as of January 1, 2014, abolishes the
Credit Union Advisory Committee and the Boating and
Waterways Commission and the duties and responsibilities
carried out by each. This bill makes these changes
operative with respect to each entity only if, prior to
January 1, 2014, a review of that entity is conducted by
the Joint Sunset Review Committee and the Joint Sunset
Review Committee has notified the Secretary of State of
this review. This bill provides that the repeal date would
not take effect unless, prior to January 1, 2013, the
particular commission or committee has been reviewed by the
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Joint Sunset Review Committee and that committee has
notified the Secretary of State of this review.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the Credit Union
Advisory Committee in the Department of Financial
Institutions. The duties of this committee include
advising the commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner of
Financial Institutions for the Division of Credit Unions on
matters relating to credit unions and the credit union
business.
Existing law establishes the Boating and Waterways
Commission in the Department of Boating and Waterways. The
duties of this committee include advising the department,
recommending proposed changes to regulations, and causing
studies and surveys to be made of the need for small craft
harbors and connecting waterways throughout the state.
Existing law establishes the Joint Sunset Review Committee,
which consists of five members from each house of the
Legislature, to identify and eliminate waste, duplication,
and inefficiency in government agencies. Existing law
requires each eligible agency, as defined, that is
scheduled for repeal, to submit to the committee an agency
report, as provided. Existing law requires the committee
to evaluate the agency prior to the date the agency is
scheduled to be repealed.
Existing law establishes the Capitol Area Committee, the
Continuing Care Advisory Committee, and the California
Recreational Trails Committee. Existing law repeals these
commissions and committees on January 1, 2013.
This bill, as of January 1, 2014, abolishes the Credit
Union Advisory Committee and the Boating and Waterways
Commission and the duties and responsibilities carried out
by each. This bill makes these changes operative with
respect to each entity only if, prior to January 1, 2014, a
review of that entity is conducted by the Joint Sunset
Review Committee and the Joint Sunset Review Committee has
notified the Secretary of State of this review.
This bill provides that the repeal date would not take
effect unless, prior to January 1, 2013, the particular
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commission or committee has been reviewed by the Joint
Sunset Review Committee and that committee has notified the
Secretary of State of this review.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-0, 6/1/11
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell,
Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan,
Perea, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams,
Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Garrick, Gorell, Jeffries, V. Manuel
P�rez
PQ:kc 8/17/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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