California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

AB 2477 — Postsecondary education: production and pricing of college textbooks.

Last action — Approved by the Governor.

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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 19, 2004. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor.

  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2004.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 5. Page 7623.)

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 3. Page 5117.)

  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. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. Ordered returned to Senate.

  10. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  11. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 6. Page 4894.)

  12. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. 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.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.).

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education (Corrected June 25. ).

  20. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  22. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 4. Page 5733.)

  23. Read second time. To third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 1.) (May 5).

  25. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 30).

  26. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Higher Education.

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

  28. Referred to Standing Committee on Higher Education.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Berg · Cosponsor
  • Jerome Horton · Cosponsor
  • Matthews · Cosponsor
  • Negrete McLeod · Cosponsor
  • Liu · Primary
  • Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
  • Corey A. Jackson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Liu

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (115)

115 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 2477 liu concurrence in senate amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 6 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69505
Democratic 5000
Republican 0100
Total 74605
% of votes cast 87%7%0%6%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Haynes — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Maze — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Koretz — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Dutton — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Yee — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
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 Nay

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assembly 3rd reading ab2477 liu by karnette

Passed 29 Yea · 3 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29306
Republican 0001
Total 29307
% of votes cast 74%8%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Escutia — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Vasconcellos — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

assembly 3rd reading ab2477 liu by karnette

Passed 25 Yea · 6 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25607
Republican 0001
Total 25608
% of votes cast 64%15%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Romero — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Margett — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Bowen — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Murray — Not Voting
Ortiz — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Ducheny — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Total 11001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Karnette — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Romero — Yea
Denham — Not Voting

Official roll call →

ab 2477 liu assembly third reading

Passed 78 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73303
Democratic 5000
Republican 0100
Total 78403
% of votes cast 92%5%0%4%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Harman — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Yee — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Leslie — Nay
La — Not Voting
Suer — Not Voting
Mountjoy — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
La Malfa — Yea
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 Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 19 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18102
Democratic 1000
Total 19102
% of votes cast 86%5%0%9%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Keene — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Chu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 2477?
AB 2477 is sponsored by Berg, Jerome Horton, Matthews, Negrete McLeod, Liu, Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), and Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2477?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2004. Enacted.
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