California 1999-2000 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2585 — English language development test.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 11:45 a.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 68. Noes 6. Page 8725.)

  4. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6221.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read second time. To third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.). Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

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

  9. 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.

  10. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 13. 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 Education.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 6749.)

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 6.) (May 24). Read second time. To third reading.

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

  20. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 14. Noes 3.) (April 12).

  23. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  26. Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cardenas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Cardenas

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 2585 CARDENAS CONCURRENCE

Passed 70 Yea · 6 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63605
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 70605
% of votes cast 86%7%0%6%
How each member voted (81)
Member Party Vote
Kaloogian — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — 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
Olberg — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Baugh — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Oller — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Floyd — Not Voting
Frusetta — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Thomson — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Baldwin — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briggs — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Granlund — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
House — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
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

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2585 Cardenas By Escutia

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39000
Republican 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Hayden — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Johannessen — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Monteith — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Peace — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Rainey — Yea
Schiff — Yea
Sher — Yea
Solis — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Wright — Yea
Knight — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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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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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Perata — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
McPherson — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Hayden — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Monteith — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Sher — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Haynes — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Chesbro — Yea

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AB 2585 CARDENAS THIRD READING

Passed 59 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 531803
Democratic 6000
Republican 0100
Total 591903
% of votes cast 73%23%0%4%
How each member voted (81)
Member Party Vote
Aroner — Yea
Bock — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frusetta — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Baldwin — Nay
Battin — Nay
Baugh — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Briggs — Nay
House — Nay
Kaloogian — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Olberg — Nay
Oller — Nay
Runner — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Floyd — Not Voting
Granlund — Not Voting
Leach — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Bates — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — 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 Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14600
Democratic 1000
Total 15600
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Romero — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Migden — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Runner — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Wright — Yea
Davis — Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

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

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13302
Democratic 1100
Total 14402
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Correa — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Honda — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Scott — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Baldwin — Nay
Battin — Nay
Robert — Nay
Leach — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 2585?
AB 2585 is sponsored by Cardenas.
What is the current status of AB 2585?
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.
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