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AB 1485 — English learners: academic assessment.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 773, Statutes of 2003.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2003. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
8 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
- Chaptered 10/11/03 - Chaptered Current pdf October 11, 2003
- Enrolled 09/11/03 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2003
- Amended 09/08/03 - Amended Senate pdf September 08, 2003
- Amended 08/29/03 - Amended Senate pdf August 29, 2003
- Amended 08/19/03 - Amended Senate pdf August 19, 2003
- Amended 07/16/03 - Amended Senate pdf July 16, 2003
- Amended 06/03/03 - Amended Assembly pdf June 03, 2003
- Amended 05/06/03 - Amended Assembly pdf May 06, 2003
- Amended 04/22/03 - Amended Assembly pdf April 22, 2003
- Introduced 02/21/03 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2003
- AB1485 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 773, Statutes of 2003.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 31. Page 3796.)
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 15. Page 2432.)
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Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.
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Read second time, amended, and to third reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.).
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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.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
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From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 0.).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Education suspense file.
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Referred to Standing Committee on Education.
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Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 48. Noes 27. Page 2188.) Amended pursuant to Joint Rule 23.5. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 27. Page 2189.)
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 28). Read second time. To third reading.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
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Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
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Read second time and amended.
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From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 30).
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Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Standing Committee on Education.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Firebaugh · Primary
- Goldberg · Cosponsor
- Yee · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Firebaugh
Co-sponsors (2)
- Goldberg
- Yee
Not signed on (119)
119 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 119 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 40% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (85)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Bermudez | — | Yea |
| Canciamilla | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Dutra | — | Yea |
| Dymally | — | Yea |
| Frommer | — | Yea |
| Garcia | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Jerome | — | Yea |
| Horton | — | Yea |
| Koretz | — | 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 |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Bogh | — | Nay |
| Campbell | — | Nay |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Horton | — | Nay |
| Houston | — | Nay |
| Keene | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Suer | — | Nay |
| Leslie | — | Nay |
| Maddox | — | Nay |
| Maze | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Mountjoy | — | Nay |
| Nakanishi | — | Nay |
| Plescia | — | Nay |
| Richman | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Samuelian | — | Nay |
| Spitzer | — | Nay |
| Benoit | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Not Voting |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Correa | — | 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 38% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Alarcon | — | Yea |
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Bowen | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Escutia | — | Yea |
| Figueroa | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| Kuehl | — | Yea |
| Machado | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Perata | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Sher | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Speier | — | Yea |
| Vasconcellos | — | Yea |
| Vincent | — | Yea |
| Denham | — | Nay |
| Ackerman | — | Nay |
| Ducheny | — | Yea |
| Battin | — | Nay |
| Brulte | — | Nay |
| Margett | — | Nay |
| McClintock | — | Nay |
| McPherson | — | Nay |
| Morrow | — | Nay |
| Oller | — | Nay |
| Poochigian | — | Nay |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Aanestad | — | Nay |
| Ashburn | — | Nay |
| Hollingsworth | — | Nay |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 42% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Bowen | — | Yea |
| Escutia | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| Machado | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| Speier | — | Yea |
| Battin | — | Nay |
| Poochigian | — | Nay |
| Ashburn | — | Nay |
| Aanestad | — | Nay |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alarcon | — | Yea |
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Sher | — | Yea |
| Vasconcellos | — | Yea |
| Vincent | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 34% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (85)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Bermudez | — | Yea |
| Canciamilla | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Dutra | — | Yea |
| Dymally | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Frommer | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Jerome | — | Yea |
| Horton | — | Yea |
| La | — | Yea |
| Suer | — | Yea |
| Lieber | — | Yea |
| Longville | — | Yea |
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Montanez | — | Yea |
| Nakano | — | Yea |
| Nation | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Parra | — | Yea |
| Salinas | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wesson | — | Yea |
| Aghazarian | — | Nay |
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Campbell | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Horton | — | Nay |
| Keene | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Malfa | — | Nay |
| Maddox | — | Nay |
| Maze | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Mountjoy | — | Nay |
| Nakanishi | — | Nay |
| Plescia | — | Nay |
| Richman | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Samuelian | — | Nay |
| Spitzer | — | Nay |
| Bogh | — | Not Voting |
| Houston | — | Not Voting |
| Koretz | — | Not Voting |
| Leslie | — | Not Voting |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Benoit | — | Nay |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 44 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 34% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (85)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| La | — | Nay |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Bermudez | — | Yea |
| Canciamilla | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Dutra | — | Yea |
| Dymally | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Frommer | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Jerome | — | Yea |
| Horton | — | Yea |
| Lieber | — | Yea |
| Longville | — | Yea |
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Montanez | — | Yea |
| Nakano | — | Yea |
| Nation | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Parra | — | Yea |
| Salinas | — | Yea |
| Wesson | — | Yea |
| Aghazarian | — | Nay |
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Horton | — | Nay |
| Houston | — | Nay |
| Keene | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Malfa | — | Nay |
| Benoit | — | Nay |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Maddox | — | Nay |
| Maze | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Mountjoy | — | Nay |
| Nakanishi | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Samuelian | — | Nay |
| Bogh | — | Not Voting |
| Koretz | — | Not Voting |
| Leslie | — | Not Voting |
| Plescia | — | Not Voting |
| Richman | — | Not Voting |
| Spitzer | — | Not Voting |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Suer | — | Nay |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 44 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 34% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (85)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Bermudez | — | Yea |
| Canciamilla | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Dutra | — | Yea |
| Dymally | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Frommer | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Jerome | — | Yea |
| Horton | — | Yea |
| Lieber | — | Yea |
| Longville | — | Yea |
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Montanez | — | Yea |
| Nakano | — | Yea |
| Nation | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Parra | — | Yea |
| Salinas | — | Yea |
| Wesson | — | Yea |
| Aghazarian | — | Nay |
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Campbell | — | Nay |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Horton | — | Nay |
| Houston | — | Nay |
| Keene | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Malfa | — | Nay |
| Maddox | — | Nay |
| Maze | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Mountjoy | — | Nay |
| Nakanishi | — | Nay |
| Plescia | — | Nay |
| Richman | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Samuelian | — | Nay |
| Bogh | — | Not Voting |
| Koretz | — | Not Voting |
| La | — | Not Voting |
| Suer | — | Not Voting |
| Leslie | — | Not Voting |
| Spitzer | — | Not Voting |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Benoit | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 |
| 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% |
How each member voted (25)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Nation | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Samuelian | — | Nay |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Not Voting |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 27% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Plescia | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Nay |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
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