California 1999-2000 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 685 — Accessibility standards: blind and visually impaired.

Last action — Approved by the Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 1999. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor.

  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 386, Statutes of 1999.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 65. Noes 10. Page 3614.)

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 2676.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.).

  11. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.).

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development.

  14. Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 19. Page 1985.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 3.) (May 19).

  20. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 20).

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  24. Referred to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Thomson · Primary
  • Aroner · Cosponsor
  • Wesson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Thomson

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Aroner
  • Wesson

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 685 THOMSON CONCURRENCE

Passed 67 Yea · 10 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 601005
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 671005
% of votes cast 82%12%0%6%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bock — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
House — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Leach — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Margett — Yea
Bates — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Soto — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Baldwin — Nay
Baugh — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Leonard — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Olberg — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Floyd — Not Voting
Frusetta — Not Voting
Kaloogian — Not Voting
Oller — Not Voting
Shelley — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Davis — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB685 Thomson By Ortiz

Passed 23 Yea · 11 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231105
Republican 0001
Total 231106
% of votes cast 58%28%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Baca — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Hayden — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kelley — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Peace — Yea
Perata — Yea
Rainey — Yea
Schiff — Yea
Sher — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Brulte — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Lewis — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Escutia — Not Voting
Johannessen — Not Voting
Johnston — Not Voting
Polanco — Not Voting
Solis — Not Voting
Wright — Nay
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Republican 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Leslie — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Perata — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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AB 685 THOMSON THIRD READING

Passed 62 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551901
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 621901
% of votes cast 76%23%0%1%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bock — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Frusetta — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Leach — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Soto — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Baldwin — Nay
Romero — Yea
Baugh — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Dickerson — Nay
House — Nay
Kaloogian — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Olberg — Nay
Runner — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Oller — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Bates — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16301
Democratic 1000
Total 17301
% of votes cast 81%14%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Aroner — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Longville — Yea
Migden — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Brewer — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Davis — Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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AB 685 is sponsored by Thomson, Aroner, and Wesson.
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