California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 954 — Teachers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 566, Statutes of 2003.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2003. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 566, Statutes of 2003.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 3468.)

  5. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 4).

  6. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2131.)

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  11. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.).

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

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

  15. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  16. Referred to Standing Committee on Rules.

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 28. Page 1968.)

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

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 7.) (May 21).

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 23).

  25. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

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

  28. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  30. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Goldberg · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Goldberg

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

Passed 63 Yea · 19 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 581803
Democratic 5000
Republican 0100
Total 631903
% of votes cast 74%22%0%4%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Maze — Yea
Chu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Daucher — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Shirley — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Yee — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
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 Nay

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Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231300
Republican 0100
Total 231400
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Knight — Nay
Dunn — 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
Cedillo — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10200
Total 10200
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Karnette — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Romero — Yea
Denham — Nay

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Passed 43 Yea · 31 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 402809
Democratic 3202
Republican 0100
Total 4331011
% of votes cast 51%36%0%13%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Chu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Harman — Nay
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Canciamilla — Nay
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Shirley — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Matthews — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Campbell — Not Voting
Daucher — Not Voting
Maddox — Not Voting
Mountjoy — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Parra — Not Voting
Samuelian — Not Voting
Spitzer — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Bates — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Garcia, Robert Democratic Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 19 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16600
Democratic 3100
Total 19700
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Berg — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Bates — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6201
Democratic 0002
Total 6203
% of votes cast 55%18%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Plescia — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Garcia, Robert Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting

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