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AB 2545 — Employment: access to exits.
Last action — Vetoed by Governor.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
- Enrolled 08/18/04 - Enrolled Current pdf August 18, 2004
- Amended 07/14/04 - Amended Senate pdf July 14, 2004
- Amended 05/05/04 - Amended Assembly pdf May 05, 2004
- Amended 04/22/04 - Amended Assembly pdf April 22, 2004
- Introduced 02/20/04 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2004
- AB2545 View text html
Action History
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Vetoed by Governor.
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Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 29. Page 7293.)
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Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 4901.)
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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Read second time. To third reading.
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From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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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.
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From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.).
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Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 31. Page 5919.)
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In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.
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Read second time. To third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 4.) (May 12).
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Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 31).
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Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Koretz · Primary
- Lieber · Cosponsor
- Chan · Cosponsor
- Hancock · Cosponsor
- Vargas · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Koretz
Co-sponsors (4)
- Lieber
- Chan
- Hancock
- Vargas
Not signed on (117)
117 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 117 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 47 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 38% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (85)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Bermudez | — | Yea |
| Canciamilla | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Dutra | — | Yea |
| Dymally | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Frommer | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Jerome | — | Yea |
| Horton | — | Yea |
| Koretz | — | Yea |
| Lieber | — | Yea |
| Longville | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Montanez | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Nakano | — | Yea |
| Nation | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Parra | — | Yea |
| Salinas | — | Yea |
| Wesson | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Aghazarian | — | Nay |
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Bogh | — | Nay |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Garcia | — | Nay |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Horton | — | Nay |
| Houston | — | Nay |
| Keene | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Suer | — | Nay |
| Leslie | — | Nay |
| Maze | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Mountjoy | — | Nay |
| Nakanishi | — | Nay |
| Plescia | — | Nay |
| Richman | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Samuelian | — | Nay |
| Spitzer | — | Nay |
| Campbell | — | Not Voting |
| Maddox | — | Not Voting |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Benoit | — | Nay |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Maldonado | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | 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 | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 33% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alarcon | — | Yea |
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Escutia | — | Yea |
| Figueroa | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| Kuehl | — | Yea |
| Machado | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Perata | — | Yea |
| Sher | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Speier | — | Yea |
| Vasconcellos | — | Yea |
| Ackerman | — | Nay |
| Battin | — | Nay |
| Brulte | — | Nay |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Margett | — | Nay |
| McClintock | — | Nay |
| McPherson | — | Nay |
| Oller | — | Nay |
| Poochigian | — | Nay |
| Bowen | — | Not Voting |
| Morrow | — | Not Voting |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Vincent | — | Not Voting |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Denham | — | Nay |
| Ducheny | — | Not Voting |
| Ashburn | — | Nay |
| Aanestad | — | Nay |
| Hollingsworth | — | Nay |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 45 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 40% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (85)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Bermudez | — | Yea |
| Canciamilla | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Dutra | — | Yea |
| Dymally | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Frommer | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Jerome | — | Yea |
| Horton | — | Yea |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Koretz | — | Yea |
| Lieber | — | Yea |
| Longville | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Montanez | — | Yea |
| Nakano | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Parra | — | Yea |
| Salinas | — | Yea |
| Wesson | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Aghazarian | — | Nay |
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Bogh | — | Nay |
| Campbell | — | Nay |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Garcia | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Horton | — | Nay |
| Houston | — | Nay |
| Keene | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Suer | — | Nay |
| Leslie | — | Nay |
| Maze | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Mountjoy | — | Nay |
| Nakanishi | — | Nay |
| Plescia | — | Nay |
| Richman | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Samuelian | — | Nay |
| Spitzer | — | Nay |
| Maddox | — | Not Voting |
| Nation | — | Not Voting |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Benoit | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Corbett | — | 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 | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 18% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Berg | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Nation | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Wesson | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Keene | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Not Voting |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Koretz | — | Yea |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Horton | — | Nay |
| Houston | — | Nay |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
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- Who sponsors AB 2545?
- AB 2545 is sponsored by Koretz, Lieber, Chan, Hancock, and Vargas.
- What is the current status of AB 2545?
- 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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