California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1961 — Ocean surf area lifesaving standards.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  4. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  5. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  6. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4494.)

  8. In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  11. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6028.)

  14. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 19). Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  15. Read second time. To third reading. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 4).

  18. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Harman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Harman

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

placed on appropriations suspense file.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Republican 1000
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Speier — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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

Failed 2 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2104
Total 2104
% of votes cast 29%14%0%57%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Ackerman — Yea
Escutia — Nay
Kuehl — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Sher — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting

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ab 1961 harman consent calendar second day

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
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — 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
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
Dutton — Yea
Leslie — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Not Voting
Kehoe — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — 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

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do pass, to consent calendar.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21000
Democratic 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Chu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Berg — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Keene — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Yee — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lieber — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Longville — Not Voting
Montanez — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bates — Yea
Harman — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 1961?
AB 1961 is sponsored by Harman.
What is the current status of AB 1961?
This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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