California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 420 — Medical marijuana.

Last action — Approved by Governor.

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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Approved by Governor.

  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 875, Statutes of 2003.

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

  4. In Senate. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2530.) To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 42. Noes 32. Page 3751.) To Senate.

  6. Read third time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Action rescinded whereby bill re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 8.)

  10. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 14. Noes 5.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  13. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

  14. Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. To Standing Committee on Public Safety and Standing Committee on Health.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 1169.) To Assembly.

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

  18. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 5. Page 1020.)

  20. Set for hearing May 19.

  21. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 820.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  22. Joint Rule 61(a) suspended.

  23. Set for hearing May 6 pending suspension of rules.

  24. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.

  25. Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules.

  27. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 545.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  28. Set for hearing April 29 in Standing Committee on Judiciary pending receipt.

  29. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. Set for hearing April 9.

  30. Set for hearing March 26.

  31. To H. & H.S. and Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Vasconcellos · Primary
  • Goldberg · Cosponsor
  • Koretz · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Vasconcellos

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Goldberg
  • Koretz
  • Hancock
  • Leno

Not signed on (117)

117 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- sb420 vasconcellos

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241300
Republican 0100
Total 241400
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Margett — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Romero — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Knight — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Denham — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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sb 420 vasconcellos senate third reading by leno

Passed 44 Yea · 34 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 413206
Democratic 3101
Republican 0100
Total 443407
% of votes cast 52%40%0%8%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Matthews — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Parra — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Daucher — Not Voting
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Shirley — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Richman — Not Voting
Maldonado — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Benoit — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
Yee — 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 Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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sb 420 vasconcellos senate third reading by leno amend by leno set #1

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
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cogdill — Not Voting
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Harman — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Wyland — Nay
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
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Cohn — Not Voting
Daucher — Not Voting
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Parra — Not Voting
Richman — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Yee — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Nay
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

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do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16700
Democratic 1101
Total 17801
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
McLeod — Yea
Berg — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Bates — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Correa — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 15 Yea · 5 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15406
Democratic 0100
Total 15506
% of votes cast 58%19%0%23%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Chu — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Cohn — Not Voting
Haynes — Not Voting
Nakanishi — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Richman — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Yee — Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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senate 3rd reading sb420 vasconcellos

Passed 24 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241200
Total 241200
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Sher — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Romero — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Margett — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Knight — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Denham — Nay

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Republican 0100
Total 7500
% 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
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary.

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8300
Total 8300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Battin — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Romero — Yea
Aanestad — Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 420?
SB 420 is sponsored by Vasconcellos, Goldberg, Koretz, Hancock, and Leno.
What is the current status of SB 420?
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.
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