California 1999-2000 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 709 — Elections: polling place hours.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto pending. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:15 p.m.

  4. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 2901.)

  5. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  6. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.). Read second time. To third reading.

  7. Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.

  8. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.).

  10. Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

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

  12. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 2180.)

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 7.) (May 26). Read second time. To third reading.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 19).

  16. Referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A.

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

  18. Read first time. 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

Assembly 3rd Reading AB709 Cardenas By Alarcon

Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221304
Republican 0100
Total 221404
% of votes cast 55%35%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Baca — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Peace — Yea
Perata — Yea
Schiff — Yea
Sher — Yea
Solis — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Brulte — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Johannessen — Nay
Kelley — Nay
Leslie — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Rainey — Nay
Hayden — Not Voting
Hughes — Not Voting
Lewis — Not Voting
Polanco — Not Voting
Wright — Nay
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8301
Republican 0100
Total 8401
% of votes cast 62%31%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Perata — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
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 709 CARDENAS THIRD READING

Passed 56 Yea · 23 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502203
Democratic 5100
Republican 1000
Total 562303
% of votes cast 68%28%0%4%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Bock — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Leach — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Olberg — Yea
Rod — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Soto — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Romero — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Baldwin — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Battin — Nay
Baugh — Nay
Ashburn — Yea
Bates — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Briggs — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Dickerson — Nay
Frusetta — Nay
Granlund — Nay
House — Nay
Kaloogian — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Robert — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Runner — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Brewer — Not Voting
Floyd — Not Voting
Oller — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Davis — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13700
Democratic 1000
Total 14700
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Aroner — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Migden — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Battin — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Runner — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Davis — Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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AB 709 is sponsored by Cardenas.
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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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