CaliforniaTulare cemetery boards may remove trustees for serious misconduct
This measure lets Tulare County cemetery district boards and county supervisors remove trustees for specified misconduct after required notice or public-hearing procedures.
What it does
Tulare County cemetery district boards may remove trustees for serious neglect, misconduct, or disabling the board, but must first give notice and a chance to respond.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors may remove a cemetery trustee after a public hearing, while voter protests can require a stronger vote and a public-safety finding.
Argument forThese procedures could give Tulare County officials a way to address serious trustee misconduct while requiring notice, public input, and a replacement trustee.
Argument againstThe removal process could disrupt cemetery district leadership, especially when voter protests require the supervisors to decide whether overriding them protects public health, safety, and welfare.
More detail
A public cemetery district board in Tulare County may adopt a resolution removing a trustee. This applies to trustees of public cemetery districts located in Tulare County. The board must state the reason for removal. Removal may be based on substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or causing the board to be unable to perform its duties. The trustee facing removal may not vote on their own removal. Before the vote, the trustee must receive written reasons, at least one week’s written notice of the meeting, and a chance to respond in writing and at the meeting. The notice and response rights apply before the board votes on removal. If removal is ordered, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors must promptly appoint someone to serve the rest of the term.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors may adopt a resolution removing a trustee from a public cemetery district board. This applies to trustees of public cemetery districts in Tulare County. The stated reasons may include substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct, or causing the board to be unable to perform its duties. The supervisors may not use how the trustee voted on a specific matter as a removal reason, unless that vote shows a conflict of interest or another legal violation. The supervisors must hold a public hearing within 60 days and give the required public notices at least 10 days beforehand. For a district whose trustees are appointed by the supervisors, fewer than 10 percent of registered voters' written protests allow removal by majority vote. Ten percent or more requires a finding that removal is needed to protect public health, safety, and welfare, followed by a four-fifths vote to override the protests. Without that finding and vote, the proceedings must end. The public hearing must occur within 60 days after the proposed-removal resolution. If removal is ordered, the trustee’s term ends immediately and the supervisors must promptly appoint someone to serve the remaining term.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 14Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 227, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 14Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 19Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5543.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1115 Grove Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 18In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 17Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6205.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded SB 1115 Grove Senate Third Reading By Macedo. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 11Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 11Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1).Major
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- May 19In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 18Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4306.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4095.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 29.
- Apr 8Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 18From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
- Feb 17Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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