California 1999-2000 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1541 — Employment discrimination: religious entities.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 1999.

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  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 26, 1999. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 1999.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 3992.)

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 2856.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  10. Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.

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

  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 Judiciary.

  13. Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 33. Page 2506.)

  18. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

  19. Passed on file.

  20. From inactive file. To third reading.

  21. Passed on file. To inactive file - Rule 78. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Keeley.

  22. Passed on file.

  23. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

  24. Read second time. To third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 28).

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 7).

  27. Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment.

  28. Read first time.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  30. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Keeley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Keeley

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Romero

Not signed on (120)

120 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 1541 KEELEY CONCURRENCE

Passed 51 Yea · 26 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462405
Democratic 5100
Republican 0100
Total 512605
% of votes cast 62%32%0%6%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Bock — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Rod — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Soto — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Ackerman — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Baldwin — Nay
Battin — Nay
Baugh — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Dickerson — Nay
Granlund — Nay
House — Nay
Leach — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Olberg — Nay
Oller — Nay
Robert — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Runner — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Frusetta — Not Voting
Kaloogian — Not Voting
Wesson — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Bates — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea
Davis — 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 Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1541 Keeley By Hughes

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241203
Republican 0100
Total 241303
% of votes cast 60%33%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Baca — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Hayden — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Schiff — Yea
Sher — Yea
Solis — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Johannessen — Nay
Kelley — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Lewis — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Rainey — Nay
Alarcon — Not Voting
Brulte — Not Voting
Peace — Not Voting
Wright — Nay
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5103
Total 5103
% of votes cast 56%11%0%33%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Escutia — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Schiff — Yea
Sher — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Burton — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Peace — Not Voting
Wright — Yea

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AB 1541 KEELEY THIRD READING

Passed 45 Yea · 35 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 413202
Democratic 4200
Republican 0100
Total 453502
% of votes cast 55%43%0%2%
How each member voted (82)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Bock — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Cunneen — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Gallegos — Yea
Havice — Yea
Honda — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Knox — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Mazzoni — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wildman — Yea
Villaraigosa — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Baldwin — Nay
Battin — Nay
Baugh — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Dickerson — Nay
Frusetta — Nay
Granlund — Nay
House — Nay
Kaloogian — Nay
Leach — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Olberg — Nay
Oller — Nay
Robert — Nay
Rod — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Runner — Nay
Soto — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Washington — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Floyd — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15005
Democratic 1000
Total 16005
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lempert — Yea
Migden — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Brewer — Not Voting
Campbell — Not Voting
Granlund — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Zettel — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Davis — Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

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