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AB 231

Chaptered

Shareholders’ meetings: remote communication

Author: Phillip Chen (R-AD59)
Latest action: Chaptered (Jul 27, 2023) Chapter 115, Statutes of 2023
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Also in: 2025-2026 (Introduced) · 2021-2022 (Introduced) · 2019-2020 (Introduced) · 2017-2018 (Amended Assembly)

Version history

3 versions — latest: Chaptered (Jul 27, 2023)

Action history

  1. Jan 12, 2023 Read first time. To print. Assembly
  2. Jan 13, 2023 From printer. May be heard in committee February 12. Assembly
  3. Jan 26, 2023 Referred to Com. on B. & F. Assembly
  4. Mar 21, 2023 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 20). Assembly
  5. Mar 22, 2023 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Assembly
  6. Apr 20, 2023 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1272.) Assembly
  7. Apr 20, 2023 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Senate
  8. May 3, 2023 Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. Senate
  9. Jun 21, 2023 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Senate
  10. Jul 6, 2023 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 6). Senate
  11. Jul 10, 2023 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. Senate
  12. Jul 13, 2023 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2038.). Senate
  13. Jul 13, 2023 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. Assembly
  14. Jul 25, 2023 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. Governor
  15. Jul 27, 2023 Approved by the Governor. Governor
  16. Jul 27, 2023 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 115, Statutes of 2023. Secretary of State

Votes recorded

2 votes
Jul 13, 2023 · Senate Floor
Consent Calendar AB231 Chen
Tally
37 · 0 · 3
PASS
Democrat
29/0/2
Republican
8/0/1
Other
0/0/0
Aye (37)
Benjamin Allen (D-SD24) Bob Archuleta (D-SD30) Angelique Ashby (D-SD08) Toni Atkins (D-SD39) Josh Becker (D-SD13) Catherine Blakespear (D-SD38) Steven Bradford (D-SD35) Anna Caballero (D-SD14) Dave Cortese (D-SD15) Maria Elena Durazo (D-SD26) Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-SD05) Steven Glazer (D-SD07) Lena Gonzalez (D-SD33) Melissa Hurtado (D-SD16) John Laird (D-SD17) Monique Limón (D-SD19) Mike McGuire (D-SD02) Caroline Menjivar (D-SD20) Dave Min (D-SD37) Josh Newman (D-SD29) Steve Padilla (D-SD18) Richard Roth (D-SD31) Susan Rubio (D-SD22) Nancy Skinner (D-SD09) Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-SD28) Henry Stern (D-SD27) Thomas Umberg (D-SD34) Aisha Wahab (D-SD10) Scott Wiener (D-SD11) Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-SD04) Brian Dahle (R-SD01) Brian Jones (R-SD40) Janet Nguyen (R-SD36) Roger Niello (R-SD06) Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-SD23) Kelly Seyarto (R-SD32) Scott Wilk (R-SD21)
Abstain / Other (3)
Bill Dodd (D-SD03) Anthony Portantino (D-SD25) Shannon Grove (R-SD12)
Apr 20, 2023 · Assembly Floor
AB 231 Chen Assembly Third Reading
Tally
76 · 0 · 4
PASS
Democrat
59/0/3
Republican
17/0/1
Other
0/0/0
Aye (76)
Dawn Addis (D-AD30) Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-AD04) David Alvarez (D-AD80) Joaquin Arambula (D-AD31) Jasmeet Bains (D-AD35) Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-AD16) Steve Bennett (D-AD38) Marc Berman (D-AD23) Blanca Rubio (D-AD48) Tasha Boerner (D-AD77) Mia Bonta (D-AD18) Isaac Bryan (D-AD55) Lisa Calderon (D-AD56) Sabrina Cervantes (D-AD58) Damon Connolly (D-AD12) Laura Friedman (D-AD44) Mike Gipson (D-AD65) Timothy Grayson (D-AD15) Matt Haney (D-AD17) Gregg Hart (D-AD37) Chris Holden (D-AD41) Corey Jackson (D-AD60) Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-AD57) Juan Carrillo (D-AD39) Ash Kalra (D-AD25) Alex Lee (D-AD24) Evan Low (D-AD26) Josh Lowenthal (D-AD69) Luz Rivas (D-AD43) Brian Maienschein (D-AD76) Kevin McCarty (D-AD06) Tina McKinnor (D-AD61) Mike Fong (D-AD49) Al Muratsuchi (D-AD66) Liz Ortega (D-AD20) Blanca Pacheco (D-AD64) Diane Papan (D-AD21) Gail Pellerin (D-AD28) Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-AD73) Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-AD67) James Ramos (D-AD45) Anthony Rendon (D-AD62) Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-AD50) Robert Rivas (D-AD29) Freddie Rodriguez (D-AD53) Miguel Santiago (D-AD54) Pilar Schiavo (D-AD40) Esmeralda Soria (D-AD27) Stephanie Nguyen (D-AD10) Philip Ting (D-AD19) Avelino Valencia (D-AD68) Carlos Villapudua (D-AD13) Christopher Ward (D-AD78) Akilah Weber Pierson (D-AD79) Wendy Carrillo (D-AD52) Buffy Wicks (D-AD14) Lori Wilson (D-AD11) Jim Wood (D-AD02) Rick Chavez Zbur (D-AD51) Juan Alanis (R-AD22) Phillip Chen (R-AD59) Laurie Davies (R-AD74) Diane Dixon (R-AD72) Bill Essayli (R-AD63) Heath Flora (R-AD09) Josh Hoover (R-AD07) Jim Patterson (R-AD08) Joe Patterson (R-AD05) Tom Lackey (R-AD34) Devon Mathis (R-AD33) Megan Dahle (R-AD01) Kate Sanchez (R-AD71) Tri Ta (R-AD70) Vince Fong (R-AD32) Marie Waldron (R-AD75) Greg Wallis (R-AD47)
Abstain / Other (4)
Jesse Gabriel (D-AD46) Eduardo Garcia (D-AD36) Jacqui Irwin (D-AD42) James Gallagher (R-AD03)

Lobbying activity

FPPC lobbying disclosures whose activity descriptions mention AB 231, scoped to filings whose coverage period extends through or beyond this bill's introduction date.

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Note: CalAccess lobby filings reference bills by measure number only — no session tag. When the same measure number has existed in earlier sessions (e.g. a previously chaptered bill still being lobbied on for implementation), some of those filings may appear here even though they relate to a different bill. Use the activity descriptions to disambiguate.
Period Form Filer Firm / Employer Lobbying Activity Filing
01/01/2025–03/31/2025 Employer Report REDF — AB 37, 231, 247, 398, 475, 667, 880, 1211, 1231; SB 75, 803; LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE RE: CA-RISE, SPECIAL PROGRAMS PEOPLE/BACK2WORK, AND CLEAN CALIFORNIA #3041740
04/01/2024–06/30/2024 Employer Report CALIFORNIA SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE — AB 1891, 231; SB 945, 1308 #2933844
10/01/2023–12/31/2023 Employer Report Apple Inc. — AB 231, 259, 743, 886, 1659; SB 244, 253, 447, 646, 696; California Legislature re: Total Cost of Ownership #2875162
10/01/2023–12/31/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE — AB 231, AB 331, AB 386, AB 984, AB 950, AB 1100, AB 1143, AB 1404, AB 1414, AB 1546, SB 95, SB 253, SB 261, SB 263, SB 278, SB 291, SB 375, SB 399, SB 478, SB 616, SB 696, SB 727, SB 809, SB 1404; Attorney General Office re: SB 1311 implementation #2880925
10/01/2023–12/31/2023 Employer Report ZOOM, INC — AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537; CA STATE LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE RE: PRIVACY, COMMUNICATIONS #2873847
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Employer Report Apple Inc. — AB 231, 259, 743, 886, 1659; SB 244, 253, 447, 646, 696; California Legislature re: Total Cost of Ownership #2850261
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE — AB 231, AB 331, AB 386, AB 984, AB 950, AB 1100, AB 1143, AB 1404, AB 1414, AB 1546; SB 95, SB 253, SB 261, SB 263, SB 278, SB 291, SB 375, SB 399, SB 478, SB 616, SB 696, SB 727, SB 809, SB 1404; Attorney General Office Re: SB 1311 implementation #2848751
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION — ACA 11; AB 231, 615, 867, 876, 937, 1228, 1483, 1576; SB 21, 42, 95, 278, 290, 331, 345, 463, 446, 522, 578, 662, 801, 824 #2854580
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Employer Report ZOOM, INC — AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537 #2846618
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Report Apple Inc. — AB 231, 259, 646, 743, 886, 1659; SB 244, 447, 696; California Legislature re: Total Cost of Ownership #2828846
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE — AB 231, AB 331, AB 386, AB 984, AB 950, AB 1100, AB 1143, AB 1404, AB 1546; SB 95, SB 261, SB 263, SB 278, SB 291, SB 375, SB 399, SB 478, SB 616, SB 696, SB 809, SB 1404; LEGISLATURE & OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL RE: SB 1311 IMPLEMENTATION #2835191
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION — ACA 11; AB 231, 615, 867, 876, 937, 1228, 1483, 1576; SB 21, 42, 95, 278, 290, 331, 345, 463, 446, 522, 578, 662, 801, 824; CA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION BUDGET ACT REQUEST PERTAINING TO LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS #2835776
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Employer Report ZOOM, INC — AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537 #2831441
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Employer Report Apple Inc. — AB 231, 259, 743, 886, 1659; SB 244, 447, 696; California Legislature re: Total Cost of Ownership #2808941
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Employer Report CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE — AB 231, AB 331, AB 386, AB 1143, AB 1404, SB 95, SB 261, SB 291, SB 263, SB 278, SB 696, AB 984, AB 950, AB 1100, AB 1404, SB 616, SB 375, SB 1404, SB 399, SB 809, AB 1546; Attorney General Office Re: SB 1311 implementation #2811551
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Employer Report ZOOM, INC — AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537 #2810245
Period Form Employer Firm / Filer Fees Reimb. Period Total Cumulative Lobbying Activity Filing
01/01/2025–03/31/2025 Firm Activity (payments) REDF MOSAIC SOLUTIONS AND ADVOCACY $15,000 $0 $15,000 $15,000 AB 37, 231, 247, 398, 475, 667, 880, 1211, 1231; SB 75, 803; LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE RE: CA-RISE, SPECIAL PROGRAMS PEOPLE/BACK2WORK, AND CLEAN CALIFORNIA #3041698
04/01/2024–06/30/2024 Firm Activity (payments) CALIFORNIA SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE AARON READ & ASSOCIATES, LLC $15,000 $0 $15,000 $105,000 AB 1891, 231; SB 945, 1308 #2933821
10/01/2023–12/31/2023 Firm Activity (payments) ZOOM, INC STRATEGIES 360, INC. $30,000 $205 $30,205 $120,820 AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537 #2867893
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Firm Activity (payments) CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION WEIDEMAN GROUP, INC. $48,000 $0 $48,000 $80,000 ACA 11; AB 231, 615, 867, 876, 937, 1228, 1483, 1576; SB 21, 42, 95, 278, 290, 331, 345, 463, 446, 522, 578, 662, 801, 824 #2854389
07/01/2023–09/30/2023 Firm Activity (payments) ZOOM, INC STRATEGIES 360, INC. $30,000 $205 $30,205 $90,615 AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537 #2846566
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Firm Activity (payments) MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS GOVERNMENTAL ADVOCATES, INC. $40,000 $232 $40,232 $72,587 AB 8, 44, 81, 226, 231, 1139, 553, 389, 341; SB 18; Governor's Office RE: special distribution fund #2828020
04/01/2023–06/30/2023 Firm Activity (payments) ZOOM, INC STRATEGIES 360, INC. $30,000 $205 $30,205 $60,410 AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537 #2825851
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Firm Activity (payments) CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION WEIDEMAN GROUP, INC. $16,000 $0 $16,000 $16,000 AB 231, 615, 1276, 1576; SB 446, 552, 801 #2812280
01/01/2023–03/31/2023 Firm Activity (payments) ZOOM, INC STRATEGIES 360, INC. $30,000 $205 $30,205 $30,205 AB 227, 231, 286, 557, 960, 1023, 1214, 1275; SB 537 #2810187