AB 59 is sponsored by Frommer, Negrete McLeod, Salinas, Wayne, and Cedillo.

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California 2001-2002 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 59 — Health programs: eligibility.

Last action October 14, 2001 — Approved by the Governor.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 04, 2000. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
5 sponsors

1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Chaptered 10/14/01 - Chaptered Current pdf October 14, 2001
Enrolled 09/14/01 - Enrolled pdf September 14, 2001
Amended 09/12/01 - Amended Senate pdf September 12, 2001
Amended 08/20/01 - Amended Senate pdf August 20, 2001
Amended 06/25/01 - Amended Senate pdf June 25, 2001
Amended 06/04/01 - Amended Assembly pdf June 04, 2001
Amended 04/19/01 - Amended Assembly pdf April 19, 2001
Amended 03/28/01 - Amended Assembly pdf March 28, 2001
Introduced 12/04/00 - Introduced pdf December 04, 2000
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Action History

October 14, 2001
Approved by the Governor.
October 14, 2001
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 894, Statutes of 2001.
October 01, 2001
Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
September 14, 2001
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.). Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 3003.)
September 14, 2001
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 55. Noes 24. Page 4029.)
September 12, 2001
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.
September 06, 2001
In committee: Held under submission.
August 20, 2001
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.
August 20, 2001
In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
July 12, 2001
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.).
June 28, 2001
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.).
June 25, 2001
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S.
June 14, 2001
Referred to H. & H.S. and Standing Committee on Insurance.
June 07, 2001
In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.
June 06, 2001
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 2256.)
June 05, 2001
Read second time. To third reading.
June 04, 2001
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 7.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
May 29, 2001
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)
May 09, 2001
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
April 24, 2001
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
April 19, 2001
Read second time and amended.
April 18, 2001
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 3).
April 03, 2001
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.
March 28, 2001
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended.
March 20, 2001
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
February 01, 2001
Referred to Standing Committee on Health.
December 05, 2000
From printer. May be heard in committee January 4.
December 04, 2000
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Cedillo

Co-sponsors (4)

Frommer
Negrete McLeod
Salinas
Wayne

Not signed on (117)

117 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 BILLS-THIRD AB59 Cedillo By Ortiz

September 14, 2001

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	26	11	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	26	12	0	0
% of votes cast	68%	32%	0%	0%

How each member voted (38)

Member	Party	Vote
Chesbro	—	Yea
Alarcon	—	Yea
Alpert	—	Yea
Bowen	—	Yea
Burton	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Costa	—	Yea
Dunn	—	Yea
Escutia	—	Yea
Figueroa	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Machado	—	Yea
Margett	—	Yea
Murray	—	Yea
O'Connell	—	Yea
Ortiz	—	Yea
Peace	—	Yea
Perata	—	Yea
Polanco	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Soto	—	Yea
Speier	—	Yea
Vasconcellos	—	Yea
Vincent	—	Yea
Ackerman	—	Nay
Battin	—	Nay
Brulte	—	Nay
Haynes	—	Nay
Johannessen	—	Nay
McClintock	—	Nay
Monteith	—	Nay
Morrow	—	Nay
Oller	—	Nay
Poochigian	—	Nay
Torlakson	—	Yea
Knight	—	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay

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AB 59 Cedillo Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 14, 2001

Passed 56 Yea · 29 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	52	26	0	1
Democratic	4	2	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	56	29	0	1
% of votes cast	65%	34%	0%	1%

How each member voted (86)

Member	Party	Vote
Chu	—	Yea
Canciamilla	—	Yea
Cardenas	—	Yea
Cardoza	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Cohn	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Dickerson	—	Yea
Dutra	—	Yea
Firebaugh	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Havice	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Keeley	—	Yea
Kelley	—	Yea
Koretz	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Maddox	—	Yea
Matthews	—	Yea
Migden	—	Yea
Nakano	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Richman	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Shelley	—	Yea
Strom-Martin	—	Yea
Thomson	—	Yea
Washington	—	Yea
Wayne	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Bogh	—	Nay
Briggs	—	Nay
Bill	—	Nay
Campbell	—	Nay
John	—	Nay
Campbell	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Leach	—	Nay
Leonard	—	Nay
Leslie	—	Nay
Mountjoy	—	Nay
Robert	—	Nay
Rod	—	Nay
Pescetti	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Wyman	—	Nay
Zettel	—	Nay
Aroner	—	Not Voting
Harman	—	Nay
Wyland	—	Nay
Bates	—	Nay
Aanestad	—	Nay
Alquist	—	Yea
Ashburn	—	Nay
Hertzberg	—	Yea
Hollingsworth	—	Nay
McLeod	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Wright	—	Yea
Cedillo	—	Yea
Cogdill	—	Nay
Correa	—	Yea
Cox	—	Nay
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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Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	3	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	7	4	0	0
% of votes cast	64%	36%	0%	0%

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

August 20, 2001

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	12	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	13	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Alpert	—	Yea
Battin	—	Yea
Bowen	—	Yea
Burton	—	Yea
Escutia	—	Yea
Johannessen	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
McPherson	—	Yea
Murray	—	Yea
Perata	—	Yea
Poochigian	—	Yea
Speier	—	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea

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

July 11, 2001

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	4	1	0	0
% of votes cast	80%	20%	0%	0%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Figueroa	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Soto	—	Yea
Speier	—	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay

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

June 27, 2001

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	2	0	0
Total	8	2	0	0
% of votes cast	80%	20%	0%	0%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Escutia	—	Yea
Figueroa	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Ortiz	—	Yea
Vasconcellos	—	Yea
Vincent	—	Yea
Battin	—	Nay
Haynes	—	Nay
Romero	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea

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AB 59 Cedillo Assembly Third Reading

June 06, 2001

Passed 59 Yea · 22 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	55	20	0	4
Democratic	4	1	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	59	22	0	5
% of votes cast	69%	26%	0%	6%

How each member voted (86)

Member	Party	Vote
Cedillo	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Aroner	—	Yea
Canciamilla	—	Yea
Cardenas	—	Yea
Cardoza	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Yea
Cohn	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Dickerson	—	Yea
Dutra	—	Yea
Firebaugh	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Havice	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Keeley	—	Yea
Kelley	—	Yea
Koretz	—	Yea
Leach	—	Yea
Leslie	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Matthews	—	Yea
Migden	—	Yea
Nakano	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Robert	—	Yea
Alquist	—	Yea
Richman	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Shelley	—	Yea
Strom-Martin	—	Yea
Thomson	—	Yea
Wayne	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Cogdill	—	Nay
Cox	—	Nay
Briggs	—	Nay
Bill	—	Nay
Campbell	—	Nay
John	—	Nay
Campbell	—	Nay
Hertzberg	—	Yea
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Leonard	—	Nay
Maddox	—	Nay
Mountjoy	—	Nay
Rod	—	Nay
Pescetti	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Wyman	—	Nay
Bogh	—	Not Voting
Washington	—	Not Voting
Zettel	—	Not Voting
Pavley	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Nay
Aanestad	—	Yea
Ashburn	—	Nay
Harman	—	Not Voting
Hollingsworth	—	Nay
Liu	—	Yea
McLeod	—	Yea
Wright	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
Correa	—	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	Not Voting
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

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Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	13	7	0	0
Democratic	1	1	0	0
Total	14	8	0	0
% of votes cast	64%	36%	0%	0%

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

April 03, 2001

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	13	0	0	4
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	14	0	0	4
% of votes cast	78%	0%	0%	22%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Koretz	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Robert	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Thomson	—	Yea
Wayne	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Richman	—	Not Voting
Runner	—	Not Voting
McLeod	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Yea
Bates	—	Not Voting
Cox	—	Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors AB 59?: AB 59 is sponsored by Frommer, Negrete McLeod, Salinas, Wayne, and Cedillo.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 59
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2001-2002 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: December 04, 2000
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Cedillo

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