California 2001-2002 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 791 — Marijuana: possession: penalty.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2001-2002 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. From Assembly without further action.

  2. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 14. Noes 44. Page 3745.)

  3. Read third time. Amended. To third reading.

  4. Read second time. To third reading.

  5. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  6. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 7.)

  7. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 1.).

  9. To Standing Committee on Public Safety.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 1321.) To Assembly.

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  14. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  15. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1017.)

  17. Set for hearing May 8.

  18. To Standing Committee on Public Safety.

  19. Read first time.

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

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

Sponsors

  • McPherson · Primary
  • Migden · Cosponsor
  • Nation · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • McPherson

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Migden
  • Nation

Not signed on (119)

119 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

SB 791 McPherson Senate Third Reading By Nation

Failed 14 Yea · 49 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1444021
Democratic 0402
Republican 0100
Total 1449023
% of votes cast 16%57%0%27%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Longville — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nation — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Bill — Nay
Campbell — Nay
John — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Cardoza — Nay
Cohn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Daucher — Nay
Frommer — Nay
Havice — Nay
Kelley — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leach — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Matthews — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakano — Nay
Robert — Nay
Rod — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Salinas — Nay
Thomson — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Wyman — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Cardenas — Not Voting
Chan — Not Voting
Chavez — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Diaz — Not Voting
Dickerson — Not Voting
Dutra — Not Voting
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Shelley — Not Voting
Wesson — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Steinberg — Not Voting
Vargas — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hertzberg — Not Voting
McLeod — Not Voting
Simitian — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Not Voting
Chu — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
Florez — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10703
Democratic 1100
Total 11803
% of votes cast 50%36%0%14%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Aroner — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Migden — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Robert — Nay
Runner — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Goldberg — Not Voting
Ashburn — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Correa — Nay
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB791 McPherson

Passed 23 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231200
Republican 0100
Total 231300
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Machado — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Soto — Nay
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Burton — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Sher — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 791?
SB 791 is sponsored by McPherson, Migden, and Nation.
What is the current status of SB 791?
This bill died with 2001-2002 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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