California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 539 — Dentistry: dental hygienists.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2004.

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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 18, 2003. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2004.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7016.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 4521.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. Withdrawn from enrollment. Action rescinded whereby the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments and whereby the bill was ordered to enrollment. Ordered returned to Senate.

  10. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  11. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4420.)

  12. From inactive file. To unfinished business file.

  13. To inactive file on motion of Assembly Member Laird.

  14. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 2429.)

  16. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.).

  19. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

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

  22. Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

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

  24. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2296.)

  25. Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Page 2157.) Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

  26. Read second time. To third reading.

  27. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 14).

  28. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 29).

  29. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

  30. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Read second time and amended.

  31. Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Laird · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Laird

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

ab 539 laird concurrence in senate amendments

Passed 83 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78001
Democratic 4001
Republican 1000
Total 83002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Chu — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cogdill — 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
Haynes — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Yee — Yea
Leslie — 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
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
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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assembly 3rd reading ab539 laird by ducheny

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31106
Republican 1000
Total 32106
% of votes cast 82%3%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Hollingsworth — Nay
Cedillo — Not Voting
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Bowen — Not Voting
Dunn — Not Voting
Perata — Not Voting
Vasconcellos — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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ab 539 laird concurrence in senate amendments

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
Aghazarian — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leslie — 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
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Haynes — Not Voting
Wesson — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Chu — 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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assembly 3rd reading ab539 laird by ducheny

Passed 30 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30100
Total 30100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Romero — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Denham — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Knight — Yea
Chesbro — Yea

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do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8200
Republican 1000
Total 9200
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Machado — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Bowen — Nay
Murray — Nay
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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placed on appropriations suspense file.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Speier — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Aanestad — Yea

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
Aanestad — Yea

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ab 539 laird assembly third reading

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72005
Democratic 7000
Republican 1000
Total 80005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — 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
Haynes — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Yee — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
Malfa — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Goldberg — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
McLeod — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Harman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Chu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17006
Democratic 1001
Total 18007
% of votes cast 72%0%0%28%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Yee — Yea
Nation — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Runner — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Goldberg — Not Voting
Montanez — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Correa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13100
Total 13100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Nation — Yea
Maze — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea

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Subjects

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