CaliforniaLocal ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.
What it does
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a local agency, as defined, to, by ordinance, make any violation of an ordinance subject to an administrative fine or penalty. Existing law requires a local agency to set forth, by ordinance, the administrative procedures that govern the imposition, enforcement, collection, and administrative review of those administrative fines or penalties, as specified.
More detail
This bill would, for specified administrative fines or penalties, authorize a local agency to, subject to specified requirements, file a certified copy of a final administrative order or decision that directs payment of the administrative fine or penalty with the clerk of the superior court of any county, as specified, and require the clerk to enter judgment immediately in conformity with the decision or order. The bill would also authorize a local agency to, by ordinance, establish a procedure to collect administrative fines or penalties by lien upon the parcel of land on which the violation occurred if the ordinance meets specified requirements. The bill would specify that the remedies or penalties provided by these provisions are cumulative of the remedies or penalties available under any other law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 22Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.Latest
- 2025
- Oct 11Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Oct 11Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 23Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 3297.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 632 Hart Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB632 Hart et al. By Arreguín. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 10Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2807.).Passed Senate
- Aug 19Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Jul 17From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (July 15).Major
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.Minor
- May 15In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 632 Hart Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 15Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 7. Page 1562.)Passed Assembly
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 7Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 6From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 6).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 21Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 10From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9).Major
- Apr 9
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.Minor
- Feb 14From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- Feb 13Read first time. To print.Introduced