California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 556 — Class size.

Last action — Stricken from Senate file. Veto sustained.

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  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Stricken from Senate file. Veto sustained.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  5. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 2523.) To enrollment.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 3714.) To Senate.

  7. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  8. Read third time. Amended. To third reading.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 23. Noes 1.)

  12. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  13. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.).

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. (Corrected July 7. )

  16. To Standing Committee on Education.

  17. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 4. Page 964.) To Assembly.

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

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  21. Set for hearing May 19.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 772.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  23. Set for hearing April 30.

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

  25. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  26. To Standing Committee on Rules.

  27. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

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

Sponsors

  • Sher · Primary
  • Alpert · Cosponsor
  • Nation · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Sher

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Alpert
  • Nation

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

unfinished business sb556 sher

Passed 36 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35100
Republican 1000
Total 36100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Denham — Nay
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Knight — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Romero — Yea
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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sb 556 sher third reading urgency by liu

Passed 80 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74104
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 80104
% of votes cast 94%1%0%5%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Chu — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Yee — 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
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — 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
Bogh — Nay
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Maddox — Not Voting
Montanez — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
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

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do pass as amended.

Passed 24 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22100
Democratic 2001
Total 24101
% of votes cast 92%4%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Runner — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Correa — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea

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senate 3rd reading sb556 sher

Passed 27 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26400
Republican 1000
Total 27400
% of votes cast 87%13%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Knight — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Alarcon — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Cedillo — Nay
Aanestad — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 556?
SB 556 is sponsored by Sher, Alpert, and Nation.
What is the current status of SB 556?
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 556?
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