California 2001-2002 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 253 — Stem cells: human tissue: research.

Last action — Approved by Governor.

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  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 789, Statutes of 2002.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 6014.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 27. Page 8169.) To Senate.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 4.)

  10. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

  12. Read third time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health and Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 7.)

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

  15. Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  16. Joint Rule 61(a) (10) & (11) suspended.

  17. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 15. Noes 0.).

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

  21. To Standing Committee on Health.

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

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 1327.) To Assembly.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 1386.) Read second time. To third reading.

  25. Set for hearing May 31.

  26. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  27. Set for hearing May 7.

  28. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 697.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  29. Set for hearing April 18.

  30. To Com. on H. & H.S.

  31. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

  32. Introduced. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ortiz · Primary
  • Wayne · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ortiz

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Wayne

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

Passed 47 Yea · 32 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442906
Democratic 3201
Republican 0100
Total 473207
% of votes cast 55%37%0%8%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Chu — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Liu — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Horton — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Richman — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Bogh — Nay
Briggs — Nay
Bill — Nay
Campbell — Nay
John — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Havice — Nay
Kelley — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leach — Nay
Leonard — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Robert — Nay
Rod — Nay
Pescetti — Nay
Runner — Nay
Wyman — Nay
Maldonado — Not Voting
Daucher — Not Voting
Dickerson — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Zettel — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Nay
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Florez — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 5 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15404
Democratic 1100
Total 16504
% of votes cast 64%20%0%16%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Aroner — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Washington — Yea
Robert — Nay
Runner — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Daucher — Not Voting
Zettel — Not Voting
Maldonado — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Bates — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

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Passed 14 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13205
Democratic 1001
Total 14206
% of votes cast 64%9%0%27%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Richman — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Dickerson — Nay
Frommer — Not Voting
Robert — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Zettel — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Bates — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16700
Democratic 1100
Total 17800
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Diaz — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Robert — Nay
Runner — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Bates — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

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Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16002
Democratic 0001
Total 16003
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Chan — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Bates — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Robert — Not Voting
Richman — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting

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Passed 26 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261100
Total 261100
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Johannessen — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Peace — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7100
Total 7100
% of votes cast 88%13%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Johannessen — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Murray — Yea
Perata — Yea
Speier — Yea
Battin — Nay

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Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Republican 1000
Total 13000
% 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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Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8200
Total 8200
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Battin — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Romero — Yea
Chesbro — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 253?
SB 253 is sponsored by Ortiz and Wayne.
What is the current status of SB 253?
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.
Where can I track SB 253?
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