California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 534 — Employment rights.

Last action — Died on file.

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

This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Died on file.

  2. From Assembly without further action.

  3. Reconsideration granted. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Koretz.

  4. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 29. Noes 36. Page 3803.) Motion to reconsider on next legislative day made by Assembly Member Koretz.

  5. Read second time. To third reading.

  6. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.)

  8. Read third time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 6.)

  11. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  13. To Standing Committee on Labor and Employment.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 859.) To Assembly.

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

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 664.)

  18. Set for hearing April 23.

  19. To Standing Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Alarcon · Cosponsor
  • Escutia · Cosponsor
  • Kuehl · Cosponsor
  • Soto · Cosponsor
  • Koretz · Cosponsor
  • Oropeza · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Primary
  • Yee · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Romero

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Alarcon
  • Escutia
  • Kuehl
  • Soto
  • Koretz
  • Oropeza
  • Yee

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

sb 534 romero senate third reading by koretz

Failed 29 Yea · 39 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2737015
Democratic 2102
Republican 0100
Total 2939017
% of votes cast 34%46%0%20%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Bermudez — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nation — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Correa — Yea
Berg — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Canciamilla — Nay
Levine — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Shirley — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Horton — Nay
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
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Cohn — Not Voting
Dutra — Not Voting
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Frommer — Not Voting
Garcia — Not Voting
Jerome — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Nakano — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Salinas — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Corbett — Not Voting
McLeod — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Wolk — Nay
Bates — Nay
Harman — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Democratic 1000
Total 7300
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Shirley — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chu — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea

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sb 534 romero senate third reading by reyes amend by oropeza set #1

Passed 44 Yea · 34 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 403306
Republican 0001
Democratic 4100
Total 443407
% of votes cast 52%40%0%8%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Canciamilla — Not Voting
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Jerome — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Matthews — Not Voting
Nakano — Not Voting
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Harman — Nay
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daucher — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Garcia — 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
Benoit — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Chu — Yea
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 Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15602
Democratic 0002
Total 15604
% of votes cast 60%24%0%16%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Daucher — Nay
Leno — Yea
Berg — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Nation — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Negrete — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Chu — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting

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senate 3rd reading sb534 romero

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231400
Republican 0100
Total 231500
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Knight — Nay
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — 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
Chesbro — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Romero — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
McPherson — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5300
Total 5300
% of votes cast 63%38%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Oller — Nay
Romero — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 534?
SB 534 is sponsored by Alarcon, Escutia, Kuehl, Soto, Koretz, Oropeza, Romero, and Yee.
What is the current status of SB 534?
This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 534?
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