California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 780 — School districts: reorganization.

Last action — Approved by the Governor.

  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, 2003. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    8 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor.

  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 652, Statutes of 2004.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27). Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 8052.)

  5. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5489.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 8005.).

  7. 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.

  8. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Page 5341.).

  9. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

  10. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.).

  12. 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.

  13. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. 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.

  16. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 8. Noes 0.).

  19. In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  20. 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.

  21. In committee: Held in Committee under submission.

  22. Referred to Standing Committee on Education and Standing Committee on Rules.

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

  24. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1755.)

  25. Read second time. To third reading.

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (May 7).

  27. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Poochigian · Cosponsor
  • Cogdill · Primary
  • Harman · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Cogdill

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Poochigian
  • Harman

Not signed on (119)

119 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

senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7003
Democratic 0001
Total 7004
% of votes cast 64%0%0%36%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Not Voting
Diaz — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Cohn — Not Voting
Garcia — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting

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w/o ref. to file ab780 cogdill by poochigian

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Republican 1000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Denham — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

Official roll call →

ab 780 cogdill concurrence in senate amendments

Passed 84 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79000
Democratic 4001
Republican 1000
Total 84001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
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
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — 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
Bates — Yea
Liu — 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
Wyland — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
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 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
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
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8004
Total 8004
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Karnette — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Scott — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Sher — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Denham — Yea

Official roll call →

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

Failed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5007
Total 5007
% of votes cast 42%0%0%58%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Sher — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Alarcon — Not Voting
Karnette — Not Voting
Scott — Not Voting
Speier — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Denham — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea

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ab 780 harman assembly third reading

Passed 81 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74003
Democratic 6001
Republican 1000
Total 81004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Not Voting
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Yee — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
Malfa — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Dymally — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Goldberg — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — 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 Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 6201
Total 8201
% of votes cast 73%18%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Goldberg — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Diaz — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Cohn — Not Voting
Hancock — Nay
Liu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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