California 2001-2002 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1956 — Video arcades.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 748, Statutes of 2002.

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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 14, 2002. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    7 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 748, Statutes of 2002.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 59. Noes 14. Page 7854.)

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 5515.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.).

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

  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 Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

  13. Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 16. Page 6156.)

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

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.

  18. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 25).

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 23).

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5649.).

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended.

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  26. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary and Standing Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended.

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

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Polanco · Cosponsor
  • Vargas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Vargas

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Polanco

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 1956 Vargas Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 61 Yea · 15 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 571408
Democratic 4002
Republican 0100
Total 6115010
% of votes cast 71%17%0%12%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Bogh — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Aroner — Yea
John — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Havice — Yea
Horton — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Leach — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Briggs — Nay
Bill — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Dickerson — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Richman — Nay
Wyman — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Frommer — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Suer — Not Voting
Robert — Not Voting
Rod — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Chu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1956 Vargas By Soto

Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221300
Republican 0100
Total 221400
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Burton — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Johannessen — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4100
Total 4100
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Figueroa — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Johannessen — Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Failed 3 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Total 3200
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Figueroa — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Johannessen — Nay
Murray — Nay

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AB 1956 Vargas Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 18 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4617016
Democratic 3003
Republican 0100
Total 4918019
% of votes cast 57%21%0%22%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Chu — Yea
Aroner — Yea
John — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Liu — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Horton — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wyman — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Briggs — Nay
Bill — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Daucher — Nay
Dickerson — Nay
Kelley — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Longville — Nay
Richman — Nay
Cedillo — Not Voting
Canciamilla — Not Voting
Cardenas — Not Voting
Goldberg — Not Voting
Havice — Not Voting
Leach — Not Voting
Migden — Not Voting
Mountjoy — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Robert — Not Voting
Rod — Not Voting
Shelley — Not Voting
Zettel — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Papan, Diane Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10305
Republican 0100
Democratic 1000
Total 11405
% of votes cast 55%20%0%25%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Cox — Nay
Cohn — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Horton — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Canciamilla — Not Voting
Longville — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Pescetti — Not Voting
Zettel — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Arts, Entertain, Sports, Tourism, & Internet Media

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6105
Democratic 1002
Total 7107
% of votes cast 47%7%0%47%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aroner — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Longville — Not Voting
Robert — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Rod — Not Voting
Shelley — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting

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AB 1956 is sponsored by Polanco and Vargas.
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