California 2001-2002 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 976 — Elections: rights of voters.

Last action — Approved by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2001-2002 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Approved by Governor.

  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 129, Statutes of 2002.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 4916.) To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 47. Noes 25. Page 6921.) To Senate.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.)

  10. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. (Corrected March 20. )

  13. Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. To E.,R. & C.A. and Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 7. Page 3313.) To Assembly.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From inactive file to second reading file.

  19. Placed on inactive file on request of Senator Polanco.

  20. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 16. Noes 10. Page 1272.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Polanco. Reconsideration granted.

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 895.)

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.

  24. Hearing postponed by committee. Set for hearing May 2.

  25. Set for hearing April 18.

  26. To Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  29. Introduced. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Polanco · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Polanco

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

Unfinished Business SB976 Polanco

Passed 22 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221200
Republican 0100
Total 221300
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Scott — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Johannessen — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Romero — Yea
Knight — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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SB 976 Polanco Senate Third Reading By Keeley

Passed 48 Yea · 30 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442708
Democratic 4200
Republican 0100
Total 483008
% of votes cast 56%35%0%9%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Havice — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Bill — Nay
Campbell — Nay
John — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Liu — Not Voting
Daucher — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leach — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Robert — Nay
Rod — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Maldonado — Not Voting
Dickerson — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Kelley — Not Voting
Maddox — Not Voting
Wyman — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Bates — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Chu — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Yea
Florez — 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 as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Democratic 1200
Total 8600
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Longville — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Robert — Nay
Rod — Nay
Bates — Nay
Harman — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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Reconsideration granted.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4003
Total 4003
% of votes cast 57%0%0%43%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Cardenas — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Longville — Yea
Horton — Not Voting
Leonard — Not Voting
Shelley — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB976 Polanco

Passed 24 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24900
Republican 0100
Total 241000
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Johannessen — Nay
McClintock — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Knight — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB976 Polanco

Failed 16 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 161000
Total 161000
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Torlakson — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Murray — Yea
Peace — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Scott — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Johannessen — Nay
McClintock — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Knight — Nay
Romero — Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Republican 0100
Total 5300
% of votes cast 63%38%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Burton — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Brulte — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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