California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1708 — State Bar of California.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 334, 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 26, 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 334, Statutes of 2003.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 16. Page 3217.)

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2130.)

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

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.).

  11. 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.

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

  13. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 1622.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

  18. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciary · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Judiciary

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed 64 Yea · 18 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 591703
Democratic 5000
Republican 0100
Total 641803
% of votes cast 75%21%0%4%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Aghazarian — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Parra — Yea
Richman — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Canciamilla — Nay
Haynes — Nay
La — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Maddox — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
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 28 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28700
Republican 0100
Total 28800
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Dunn — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Oller — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Romero — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

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
Ackerman — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Sher — Yea
Ducheny — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 58 Yea · 21 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512006
Democratic 7000
Republican 0100
Total 582106
% of votes cast 68%25%0%7%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Chu — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Horton — Yea
Koretz — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Richman — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Bogh — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Maze — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Runner — Nay
Samuelian — Nay
Canciamilla — Not Voting
Chan — Not Voting
Houston — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Steinberg — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bates — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Yee — 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 Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 3000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Harman — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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