California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 515 — Civil actions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 338, Statutes of 2003.

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 338, Statutes of 2003.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 2181.) To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 44. Noes 30. Page 3081.) To Senate.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

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

  11. To Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 1110.) To Assembly.

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

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 846.)

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

  17. Set for hearing May 6.

  18. To Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  19. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

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

Sponsors

  • Kuehl · Primary
  • Montanez · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Kuehl

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Montanez

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 120 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

unfinished business sb515 kuehl

Passed 21 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211400
Republican 0100
Total 211500
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Knight — Nay
Denham — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Romero — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

Official roll call →

sb 515 kuehl senate third reading by vargas

Passed 46 Yea · 32 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 423007
Democratic 4100
Republican 0100
Total 463207
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Diaz — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Leno — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Levine — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Shirley — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Canciamilla — Not Voting
Dutra — Not Voting
Firebaugh — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Suer — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Cohn — 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

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7301
Democratic 2100
Total 9401
% of votes cast 64%29%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Spitzer — Nay
Dutra — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Levine — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Bates — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

senate 3rd reading sb515 kuehl

Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221300
Republican 0100
Total 221400
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Sher — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Denham — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Knight — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Romero — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Soto — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Total 5100
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Escutia — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Sher — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Cedillo — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 515?
SB 515 is sponsored by Kuehl and Montanez.
What is the current status of SB 515?
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.
Where can I track SB 515?
Track SB 515 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 515

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 515

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →