California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 311 — Education: class size.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 910, Statutes of 2004.

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

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 910, Statutes of 2004.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7914.) To Senate.

  5. In Senate. Urgency clause adopted. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5516.) To enrollment.

  6. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)

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

  9. Action rescinded whereby bill read third time, urgency clause adopted, passed, and to Senate. Read third time. Amended. To third reading.

  10. Action rescinded whereby urgency clause adopted and Senate concurred in Assembly amendments. Returned to Assembly for further action.

  11. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  12. Returned by Governor at the request of the Senate. Held at desk.

  13. Enrolled. To Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  14. Urgency clause adopted. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 29. Noes 2. Page 2901.) To enrollment.

  15. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 3. Page 4472.) To Senate.

  16. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  17. Read third time. Amended. To third reading. (Corrected January 30. )

  18. From inactive file to third reading file.

  19. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Liu.

  20. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Kehoe.

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 6.)

  23. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  24. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.).

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.

  27. Hearing postponed by committee.

  28. To Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.

  29. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 920.) To Assembly.

  30. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  31. Read second time. To third reading.

  32. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 817.)

  33. Set for hearing May 5.

  34. To Com. on ENV. QUAL.

  35. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  36. Introduced. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Sher · Primary
  • Alpert · Cosponsor
  • Nation · Cosponsor
  • Liu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Sher

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Alpert
  • Nation
  • Liu

Not signed on (118)

118 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

unfinished business- sb311 sher

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Republican 1000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Hollingsworth — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Murray — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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sb 311 sher third reading urgency by liu

Passed 83 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77200
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 83200
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Liu — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — 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
Bogh — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Yee — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — 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

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Democratic 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Cohn — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Diaz — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Liu — Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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unfinished business sb311 sher urgency clause

Passed 29 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28209
Republican 1000
Total 29209
% of votes cast 73%5%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Ducheny — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
McClintock — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Brulte — Nay
Alarcon — Not Voting
Dunn — Not Voting
Margett — Not Voting
Morrow — Not Voting
Murray — Not Voting
Speier — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Knight — Yea
Denham — Nay
Romero — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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sb 311 sher third reading urgency by daucher

Passed 63 Yea · 3 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 573019
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 633019
% of votes cast 74%4%0%22%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Cox — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Maze — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Benoit — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Keene — Nay
Campbell — Not Voting
Canciamilla — Not Voting
Goldberg — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
La — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Suer — Not Voting
Leslie — Not Voting
Maddox — Not Voting
Mountjoy — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Salinas — Not Voting
Spitzer — Not Voting
Dutton — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Chu — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Nay
La Malfa — Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 18 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17501
Democratic 1101
Total 18602
% of votes cast 69%23%0%8%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Correa — Yea
Berg — Yea
Levine — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Yee — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Bates — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay

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senate 3rd reading sb311 sher

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251200
Total 251200
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Poochigian — Nay
Knight — Nay
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

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
Figueroa — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Sher — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Romero — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 311?
SB 311 is sponsored by Sher, Alpert, Nation, and Liu.
What is the current status of SB 311?
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