California 1999-2000 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 481 — Insurers: unfair claims settlement practices: policyholders.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 1999-2000 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Read third time, amended. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 6384.)

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 8889.)

  5. Amendments deferred pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 amendments re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance (Ayes 4. Noes 0.).

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Joint Rule 61(b)(14) suspended.

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

  9. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 3.).

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

  13. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  16. Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance.

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 0. Page 4833.)

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

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 12).

  21. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance by unanimous consent.

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended.

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  25. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 21). (Received April 23 pursuant to Joint Rule 61 (a)(2)).

  26. In committee: Hearing cancelled at the request of author.

  27. Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Steinberg · Cosponsor
  • Scott · Primary
  • Keeley · Cosponsor
  • McClintock · Cosponsor
  • Shelley · Cosponsor
  • Villaraigosa · Cosponsor
  • Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Scott

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Steinberg
  • Keeley
  • McClintock
  • Shelley
  • Villaraigosa
  • Calderon, Lisa Democratic

Not signed on (115)

115 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

Assembly 3rd Reading AB481 Scott By Speier

Passed 24 Yea · 11 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241005
Republican 0100
Total 241105
% of votes cast 60%28%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Hayden — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Peace — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Schiff — Yea
Sher — Yea
Solis — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Brulte — Nay
Johannessen — Nay
Kelley — Nay
Lewis — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Burton — Not Voting
Haynes — Not Voting
Leslie — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Rainey — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Wright — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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AB 481 SCOTT CONCURRENCE BY SHELLEY

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69005
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 76005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (81)
Member Party Vote
Ackerman — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Baldwin — Yea
Battin — Yea
Baugh — Yea
Bock — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Bates — Yea
Briggs — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
House — Yea
Kaloogian — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Leach — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Margett — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Olberg — Yea
Oller — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Floyd — Not Voting
Frusetta — Not Voting
Knox — Not Voting
Thomson — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — 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

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From Committee: Amendments returned with further amendements to Senate floor for consideration.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Republican 0001
Total 6004
% of votes cast 60%0%0%40%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Johnston — Not Voting
Leslie — Not Voting
Lewis — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7401
Republican 0100
Total 7501
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Perata — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Johnston — Nay
Kelley — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
McPherson — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

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 481 SCOTT THIRD READING

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 26 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 510024
Democratic 4002
Republican 1000
Total 560026
% of votes cast 68%0%0%32%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briggs — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frusetta — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
House — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Leach — Yea
Longville — Yea
Machado — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Olberg — Yea
Oller — Yea
Robert — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Soto — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Baldwin — Not Voting
Battin — Not Voting
Baugh — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Campbell — Not Voting
Cunneen — Not Voting
Floyd — Not Voting
Kaloogian — Not Voting
Lempert — Not Voting
Leonard — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Margett — Not Voting
McClintock — Not Voting
Rod — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Thompson — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Wesson — Not Voting
Villaraigosa — Not Voting
Maldonado — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Floyd — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Havice — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Maddox — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Oller — Yea
Scott — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Cox — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Havice — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Oller — Yea
Scott — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Leonard — Not Voting
McClintock — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 481?
AB 481 is sponsored by Steinberg, Scott, Keeley, McClintock, Shelley, Villaraigosa, and Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 481?
This bill died with 1999-2000 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 481?
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