California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 254 — Health care coverage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 64, Statutes of 2004.

  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 04, 2003. 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.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 64, Statutes of 2004.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6424.)

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4104.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.).

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

  10. Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance.

  11. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4296.)

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

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 23. Noes 0.) (January 13).

  15. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. Referred to Standing Committee on Health.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Montanez · Primary
  • Diaz · Cosponsor
  • Dymally · Cosponsor
  • Lieber · Cosponsor
  • Kuehl · Cosponsor
  • Margett · Cosponsor
  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Florez · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Montanez

Co-sponsors (9)

  • Diaz
  • Dymally
  • Lieber
  • Kuehl
  • Margett
  • Bates
  • Florez
  • Romero
  • Lowenthal, Josh Democratic

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

Passed 84 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78001
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 84001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Yee — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — 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
Cohn — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — 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 Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33005
Republican 0001
Total 33006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Denham — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
Oller — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Bowen — Not Voting
Dunn — Not Voting
Ortiz — Not Voting
Vasconcellos — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Scott — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Morrow — Not Voting
Denham — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 82 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76003
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 82003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Levine — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Chavez — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Nation — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Bates — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — 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 Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 24 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23001
Democratic 1000
Total 24001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Dutton — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Richman — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Chu — Yea
Yee — Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 254?
AB 254 is sponsored by Montanez, Diaz, Dymally, Lieber, Kuehl, Margett, Bates, Florez, Romero, and Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 254?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2003. Enacted.
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