California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 3 — Death penalty: mental retardation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 700, Statutes of 2003.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 700, Statutes of 2003.

  2. Approved by Governor.

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

  4. In Senate. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 2445.) To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 10. Page 3542.) To Senate.

  6. Read second time. To third reading.

  7. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 8.)

  9. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  12. Hearing postponed by committee.

  13. To Standing Committee on Public Safety.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 1174.) To Assembly.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 5. Page 1145.) Read second time. To third reading.

  17. Set for hearing May 29.

  18. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  19. Set for hearing April 7.

  20. Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. Set for hearing February 24.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 126.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  23. Set for hearing February 11.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. (Corrected January 13. )

  25. To Standing Committee on Public Safety.

  26. From print. May be acted upon on or after January 2.

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

Sponsors

  • Burton · Primary
  • Vasconcellos · Cosponsor
  • Perata · Cosponsor
  • Scott · Cosponsor
  • Sher · Cosponsor
  • Nation · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Burton

Co-sponsors (9)

  • Vasconcellos
  • Perata
  • Scott
  • Sher
  • Nation
  • Hancock
  • Leno
  • Romero
  • Steinberg

Not signed on (112)

112 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

w/o ref. to file sb3 burton concurrence

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32100
Total 32100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Knight — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Romero — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Florez — Yea

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sb3 burton senate third reading by bermudez

Passed 70 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 641203
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 701203
% of votes cast 82%14%0%4%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Harman — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Haynes — Nay
La — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Correa — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Bates — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Yee — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16700
Democratic 1101
Total 17801
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Maldonado — Nay
Berg — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Correa — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Nay
Levine — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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senate 3rd reading sb3 burton

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241200
Republican 0100
Total 241300
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Knight — Nay
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Denham — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Republican 0100
Total 7500
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
Speier — Yea
Battin — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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
Ashburn — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 3?
SB 3 is sponsored by Burton, Vasconcellos, Perata, Scott, Sher, Nation, Hancock, Leno, Romero, and Steinberg.
What is the current status of SB 3?
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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