AB 231 is sponsored by Lieber, Chan, Dutra, Koretz, Laird, Longville, Kuehl, Ortiz, Vasconcellos, Chu, Hancock, Romero, Simitian, Steinberg, Wolk, and Yee.

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California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 231 — Food stamps: CalWORKs: benefits.

Last action October 10, 2003 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 743, Statutes of 2003.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2003. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
16 sponsors

1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Chaptered 10/10/03 - Chaptered Current pdf October 10, 2003
Enrolled 09/10/03 - Enrolled pdf September 10, 2003
Amended 09/08/03 - Amended Senate pdf September 08, 2003
Amended 09/02/03 - Amended Senate pdf September 02, 2003
Amended 06/16/03 - Amended Senate pdf June 16, 2003
Amended 04/22/03 - Amended Assembly pdf April 22, 2003
Introduced 01/30/03 - Introduced pdf January 30, 2003
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Action History

October 10, 2003
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 743, Statutes of 2003.
October 09, 2003
Approved by the Governor.
September 24, 2003
Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
September 10, 2003
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 3717.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 3729.)
September 09, 2003
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 2426.)
September 09, 2003
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
September 08, 2003
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.
September 02, 2003
Read second time, amended, and to third reading.
August 29, 2003
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.).
July 14, 2003
In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
June 19, 2003
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.).
June 16, 2003
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 12, 2003
Referred to Com. on H. & H.S.
June 04, 2003
In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.
June 03, 2003
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 30. Page 2161.)
May 29, 2003
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 28). Read second time. To third reading.
May 07, 2003
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
April 23, 2003
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
April 22, 2003
Read second time and amended.
April 21, 2003
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 8).
February 07, 2003
Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services.
January 31, 2003
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
January 30, 2003
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 106 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Steinberg

Not signed on (106)

106 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

ab 231 steinberg concurrence in senate amendments

September 10, 2003

Passed 51 Yea · 31 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	47	29	0	3
Democratic	4	1	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	51	31	0	3
% of votes cast	60%	36%	0%	4%

How each member voted (85)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
Yee	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Matthews	—	Yea
Montanez	—	Yea
Nakano	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Parra	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Aghazarian	—	Nay
Bogh	—	Nay
Campbell	—	Nay
Levine	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
McLeod	—	Yea
Haynes	—	Nay
Houston	—	Nay
Keene	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Leslie	—	Nay
Maddox	—	Nay
Maze	—	Nay
McCarthy	—	Nay
Mountjoy	—	Nay
Plescia	—	Nay
Richman	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Spitzer	—	Nay
Daucher	—	Not Voting
Firebaugh	—	Not Voting
Nakanishi	—	Not Voting
Mullin	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Correa	—	Nay
Dutton	—	Nay
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Berg	—	Yea
Bermudez	—	Yea
Canciamilla	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Cohn	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Dutra	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Jerome	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Shirley	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Koretz	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Benoit	—	Nay
Harman	—	Nay
Leno	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Nay
Oropeza	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Nay
Cogdill	—	Nay
Corbett	—	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

Official roll call →

assembly 3rd reading ab231 steinberg by cedillo

September 09, 2003

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	25	12	0	0
Total	25	12	0	0
% of votes cast	68%	32%	0%	0%

How each member voted (37)

Member	Party	Vote
Margett	—	Nay
McClintock	—	Nay
Morrow	—	Nay
Oller	—	Nay
Poochigian	—	Nay
Hollingsworth	—	Nay
Alarcon	—	Yea
Alpert	—	Yea
Bowen	—	Yea
Burton	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Dunn	—	Yea
Escutia	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Machado	—	Yea
McPherson	—	Yea
Murray	—	Yea
Ortiz	—	Yea
Perata	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Sher	—	Yea
Soto	—	Yea
Speier	—	Yea
Vasconcellos	—	Yea
Vincent	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Ackerman	—	Nay
Brulte	—	Nay
Ducheny	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Nay
Ashburn	—	Nay
Knight	—	Nay
Cedillo	—	Yea
Denham	—	Nay
Florez	—	Yea

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	4	0	0
Total	7	4	0	0
% of votes cast	64%	36%	0%	0%

placed on appropriations suspense file.

July 14, 2003

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

Official roll call →

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

June 18, 2003

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	3	0	0
Total	8	3	0	0
% of votes cast	73%	27%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Chesbro	—	Yea
Alarcon	—	Yea
Escutia	—	Yea
Figueroa	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Ortiz	—	Yea
Vasconcellos	—	Yea
Battin	—	Nay
Ashburn	—	Nay
Aanestad	—	Nay
Romero	—	Yea

Official roll call →

ab 231 steinberg assembly third reading

June 03, 2003

Passed 45 Yea · 33 Nay · 7 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	41	31	0	5
Democratic	4	1	0	2
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	45	33	0	7
% of votes cast	53%	39%	0%	8%

How each member voted (85)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Berg	—	Yea
Bermudez	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Cohn	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Dutra	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Firebaugh	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Yee	—	Yea
Jerome	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Matthews	—	Yea
Montanez	—	Yea
Nakano	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Aghazarian	—	Nay
Chu	—	Yea
Cogdill	—	Nay
Bogh	—	Nay
Campbell	—	Nay
Kehoe	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
McLeod	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Nay
Wyland	—	Nay
Haynes	—	Nay
Shirley	—	Nay
Horton	—	Nay
Houston	—	Nay
Keene	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Malfa	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Leslie	—	Nay
Maddox	—	Nay
Maze	—	Nay
McCarthy	—	Nay
Plescia	—	Nay
Richman	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Spitzer	—	Nay
Canciamilla	—	Not Voting
Koretz	—	Not Voting
Mountjoy	—	Not Voting
Nakanishi	—	Not Voting
Parra	—	Not Voting
Maldonado	—	Nay
Dutton	—	Nay
Bates	—	Nay
Benoit	—	Nay
Harman	—	Nay
Levine	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Correa	—	Nay
Cox	—	Nay
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	16	6	0	1
Democratic	1	1	0	0
Total	17	7	0	1
% of votes cast	68%	28%	0%	4%

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Berg	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Nay
Diaz	—	Yea
Firebaugh	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Nay
Haynes	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Kehoe	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Correa	—	Not Voting
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Nay

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

April 08, 2003

Passed 4 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	1	0	1
Democratic	0	1	0	0
Total	4	2	0	1
% of votes cast	57%	29%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Dutra	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Haynes	—	Nay
Lieber	—	Not Voting
Wolk	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 231?: AB 231 is sponsored by Lieber, Chan, Dutra, Koretz, Laird, Longville, Kuehl, Ortiz, Vasconcellos, Chu, Hancock, Romero, Simitian, Steinberg, Wolk, and Yee.
What is the current status of AB 231?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2003. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 231
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2003-2004 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 30, 2003
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Steinberg

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Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (106)

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