CaliforniaAssociation boards may fill vacancies temporarily after 90 days
When a vacancy leaves a district agricultural association board without a quorum for 90 days, the board may appoint a temporary director while awaiting the Governor’s appointment.
What it does
If the Governor has not filled a board vacancy within 90 days and too few directors remain for a quorum, the board may appoint a temporary director.
The Governor may later appoint a different director to serve the rest of the vacant term, at which point the temporary director leaves the board.
Argument forA board could regain a quorum after a long vacancy, allowing it to meet and act while waiting for the Governor to fill the seat.
Argument againstA temporary director could influence board decisions before the Governor appoints someone for the rest of the term, even though the same eligibility rules apply.
More detail
The board may temporarily appoint a director to fill a vacancy and establish a quorum. This applies when a vacancy leaves the board with too few members to establish a quorum. The board must follow the state open-meeting law when making the appointment. The temporary director must meet the eligibility requirements that apply under this chapter. The board may make the temporary appointment after the vacancy has remained unfilled for 90 days, if the board lacks a quorum.
The Governor may appoint a different director to serve the rest of the vacant term, replacing the temporary director. This applies to a vacancy temporarily filled by the board. The temporary director leaves the board when the Governor appoints a different director to serve the unexpired term.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 18Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Latest
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6847.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2588 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2588 Hadwick et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 20Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Aug 19From inactive file.
- Jul 2Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McGuire.
- Jul 2From Consent Calendar.
- Jun 30Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 29From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.Major
- May 6Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Apr 16In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2588 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 16Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4683.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 9Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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