California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1957 — Prescription drugs.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2003-2004 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

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Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  3. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7909.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 46. Noes 29. Page 7942.)

  4. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 5413.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.

  7. Read second time. To third reading. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.).

  9. Joint Rule 61(b)(14) suspended. (Page 4963.)

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  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 Appropriations.

  12. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 2.).

  16. Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. 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.

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

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 23. Page 6054.)

  19. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Ayes 45. Noes 18. Page 2940.)

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 5.) (May 19). Read second time. To third reading.

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 20).

  23. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

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

  25. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (April 13).

  26. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

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

  29. (Corrected February 17. )

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Frommer · Primary
  • Koretz · Cosponsor
  • Chu · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Ridley-Thomas · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Frommer

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Koretz
  • Chu
  • Pavley
  • Ridley-Thomas

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

ab 1957 frommer concurrence in senate amendments

Passed 49 Yea · 31 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452905
Democratic 4100
Republican 0100
Total 493105
% of votes cast 58%36%0%6%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Leslie — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Daucher — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Nation — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
La — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Yee — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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assembly 3rd reading ab1957 frommer by perata

Passed 22 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221204
Republican 0100
Total 221304
% of votes cast 56%33%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Romero — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Margett — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Machado — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Murray — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Denham — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Florez — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7401
Republican 0100
Total 7501
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
Speier — Yea
Battin — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Bowen — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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placed on appropriations suspense file.

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
Karnette — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Speier — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8203
Total 8203
% of votes cast 62%15%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Battin — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Romero — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Florez — Not Voting

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ab 1957 frommer assembly third reading

Passed 53 Yea · 24 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492208
Democratic 4100
Republican 0100
Total 532408
% of votes cast 62%28%0%9%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Correa — Yea
Jerome — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Suer — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Spitzer — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Benoit — Nay
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Chu — Yea
Cox — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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ab 1957 frommer assembly third reading amend by frommer set #2

Passed 46 Yea · 20 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4218019
Democratic 4100
Republican 0100
Total 4620019
% of votes cast 54%24%0%22%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Houston — Nay
La — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Richman — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Campbell — Not Voting
Daucher — Not Voting
Jerome — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Shirley — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Maddox — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
McCarthy — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Parra — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Maldonado — Not Voting
Cogdill — Not Voting
Benoit — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Wolk — Not Voting
Cohn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Yee — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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ab 1957 frommer assembly third reading amend by spitzer set #1 lay on the table

Passed 45 Yea · 35 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 413305
Democratic 4100
Republican 0100
Total 453505
% of votes cast 53%41%0%6%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Correa — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Maldonado — Not Voting
Daucher — Nay
Mullin — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Shirley — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Parra — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Maddox — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Salinas — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Bates — Nay
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16500
Democratic 0001
Total 16501
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Keene — Nay
Runner — Nay
Chu — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Bates — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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

Passed 12 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12201
Total 12201
% of votes cast 80%13%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bermudez — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Maze — Nay
Maldonado — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Leno — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Yee — Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Business and Professions.

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13401
Democratic 1000
Total 14401
% of votes cast 74%21%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Nakanishi — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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Who sponsors AB 1957?
AB 1957 is sponsored by Frommer, Koretz, Chu, Pavley, and Ridley-Thomas.
What is the current status of AB 1957?
This bill died with 2003-2004 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.
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