California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 159 — Workers' compensation: referrals.

Last action — Died on Senate inactive file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Died on Senate inactive file.

  2. To inactive file on motion of Senator Ducheny.

  3. From committee: Return to Senate Floor. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)

  4. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  5. Read second time. To third reading.

  6. From inactive file. To second reading.

  7. To inactive file on motion of Senator Kuehl.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.).

  10. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.).

  13. Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended. (Page 1731.)

  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 Judiciary.

  15. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  16. Referred to Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 31. Page 2052.)

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 28). Read second time. To third reading.

  20. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (March 18).

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

  23. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Jerome Horton · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Jerome Horton

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

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Republican 0100
Total 7500
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Machado — Yea
Murray — Yea
Battin — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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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

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ab 159 horton,j assembly third reading

Passed 50 Yea · 34 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 453101
Democratic 5200
Republican 0100
Total 503401
% of votes cast 59%40%0%1%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — 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
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Daucher — Nay
Yee — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Shirley — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — 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
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Harman — Nay
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Chu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16601
Democratic 1100
Total 17701
% of votes cast 68%28%0%4%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Chan — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Nation — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7300
Democratic 2100
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Dutra — Yea
Longville — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Spitzer — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Bates — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 159?
AB 159 is sponsored by Jerome Horton.
What is the current status of AB 159?
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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