AB 121 is sponsored by Nakano, Laird, and Simitian.

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California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 121 — Large passenger vessels: water quality.

Last action September 24, 2003 — Approved by the Governor.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2003. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
3 sponsors

1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Chaptered 09/24/03 - Chaptered Current pdf September 24, 2003
Enrolled 09/10/03 - Enrolled pdf September 10, 2003
Amended 09/04/03 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2003
Amended 08/18/03 - Amended Senate pdf August 18, 2003
Amended 07/16/03 - Amended Senate pdf July 16, 2003
Amended 06/02/03 - Amended Assembly pdf June 02, 2003
Amended 04/22/03 - Amended Assembly pdf April 22, 2003
Introduced 01/15/03 - Introduced pdf January 15, 2003
AB121 View text html

Action History

September 24, 2003
Approved by the Governor.
September 24, 2003
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 488, Statutes of 2003.
September 17, 2003
Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
September 10, 2003
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 3717.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 58. Noes 21. Page 3737.)
September 09, 2003
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
September 08, 2003
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 2381.) (Corrected September 5. )
September 04, 2003
Joint Rules 61(a)(10) and 61(a)(11) suspended. (Page 2351.) Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 2351.) From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 5.). Read second time, amended, and to third reading.
August 29, 2003
In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
August 18, 2003
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 In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
July 16, 2003
Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
July 15, 2003
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.).
June 12, 2003
Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL.
June 04, 2003
In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.
June 03, 2003
Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 2175.)
June 02, 2003
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 6.) (May 28). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
May 15, 2003
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
April 30, 2003
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 29).
April 23, 2003
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.
April 22, 2003
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended.
January 23, 2003
Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.
January 16, 2003
From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
January 15, 2003
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Simitian

Co-sponsors (2)

Nakano
Laird

Not signed on (119)

119 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 121 simitian concurrence in senate amendments

September 10, 2003

Passed 61 Yea · 23 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	57	21	0	1
Democratic	4	1	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	61	23	0	1
% of votes cast	72%	27%	0%	1%

How each member voted (85)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Harman	—	Yea
Berg	—	Yea
Bermudez	—	Yea
Campbell	—	Yea
Canciamilla	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Cohn	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Dutra	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Jerome	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Shirley	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Koretz	—	Yea
Yee	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Maddox	—	Yea
Matthews	—	Yea
Montanez	—	Yea
Nakano	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Parra	—	Yea
Plescia	—	Yea
Richman	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Spitzer	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Aghazarian	—	Nay
Bogh	—	Nay
Liu	—	Yea
Haynes	—	Nay
Houston	—	Nay
Keene	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Leslie	—	Nay
Maze	—	Nay
McCarthy	—	Nay
Mountjoy	—	Nay
Nakanishi	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Firebaugh	—	Not Voting
McLeod	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Dutton	—	Nay
Wiggins	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Benoit	—	Nay
Levine	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
Cogdill	—	Nay
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

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assembly 3rd reading ab121 simitian by sher

September 08, 2003

Passed 23 Yea · 10 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	23	10	0	0
Total	23	10	0	0
% of votes cast	70%	30%	0%	0%

How each member voted (33)

Member	Party	Vote
Alarcon	—	Yea
Alpert	—	Yea
Bowen	—	Yea
Burton	—	Yea
Hollingsworth	—	Nay
Escutia	—	Yea
Figueroa	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Machado	—	Yea
Margett	—	Yea
Murray	—	Yea
Ortiz	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Sher	—	Yea
Soto	—	Yea
Speier	—	Yea
Vasconcellos	—	Yea
Vincent	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Ackerman	—	Nay
Denham	—	Yea
Battin	—	Nay
McClintock	—	Nay
Morrow	—	Nay
Oller	—	Nay
Poochigian	—	Nay
Knight	—	Nay
Ashburn	—	Nay
Aanestad	—	Nay
Torlakson	—	Yea
Ducheny	—	Yea
Florez	—	Yea

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	4	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	8	5	0	0
% of votes cast	62%	38%	0%	0%

placed on appropriations suspense file.

August 18, 2003

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	12	0	0	0
Total	12	0	0	0
% 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
Aanestad	—	Yea
Ashburn	—	Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

July 07, 2003

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	5	0	0	1
Total	5	0	0	1
% of votes cast	83%	0%	0%	17%

How each member voted (6)

Member	Party	Vote
Figueroa	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Sher	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Denham	—	Not Voting

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ab 121 simitian assembly third reading

June 03, 2003

Passed 64 Yea · 19 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	60	16	0	1
Democratic	4	2	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	64	19	0	2
% of votes cast	75%	22%	0%	2%

How each member voted (85)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Aghazarian	—	Yea
Berg	—	Yea
Bermudez	—	Yea
Campbell	—	Yea
Canciamilla	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Cohn	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Dutra	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Dutton	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Firebaugh	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Jerome	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Shirley	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Keene	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Maddox	—	Yea
Matthews	—	Yea
McCarthy	—	Yea
Montanez	—	Yea
Mountjoy	—	Yea
Nakano	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Parra	—	Yea
Plescia	—	Yea
Richman	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Spitzer	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Cox	—	Nay
Bogh	—	Nay
Kehoe	—	Yea
Haynes	—	Nay
Houston	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Malfa	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Leslie	—	Nay
Maze	—	Nay
Nakanishi	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Koretz	—	Not Voting
Leno	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Benoit	—	Nay
McLeod	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Yea
Harman	—	Yea
Levine	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
Cogdill	—	Nay
Correa	—	Yea
Yee	—	Yea
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	Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

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Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	17	5	0	1
Democratic	1	1	0	0
Total	18	6	0	1
% of votes cast	72%	24%	0%	4%

Member	Party	Vote
Berg	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Firebaugh	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Nay
Haynes	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Corbett	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Maldonado	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Correa	—	Not Voting
Yee	—	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Nay

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

April 29, 2003

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	1	0	1
Total	5	1	0	1
% of votes cast	71%	14%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Lieber	—	Yea
Aghazarian	—	Nay
Maddox	—	Not Voting
Levine	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea

Official roll call →

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Who sponsors AB 121?: AB 121 is sponsored by Nakano, Laird, and Simitian.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 121
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2003-2004 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 15, 2003
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Simitian

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