California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SCA 18 — A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 5 of Article II thereof, and by adding Section 9 to Article III thereof, relating to state government.

Last action — Read second time. To third reading.

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

This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Read second time. To third reading.

  2. Art. IV, Sec. 8(b), of Constitution dispensed with. Read and adopted. (Ayes 55. Noes 21. Page 6541.) To Senate.

  3. In Senate. To enrollment.

  4. Enrolled. To Secretary of State at 4 p.m.

  5. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2004.

  6. From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.)

  7. From committee: Be adopted, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  8. From committee: Be adopted, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 4277.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  9. From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 4278.)

  10. Unanimous consent granted to consider without reference to file. Read and adopted. (Ayes 28. Noes 3. Page 4262.) To Assembly.

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

  12. To Com. on E.,R. & C.A.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. Set for hearing June 21.

  14. From committee: Be adopted, but first be re-referred to Com. on C.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4184.) Re-referred to Com. on C.A.

  15. Set for hearing June 21 in Standing Committee on Appropriations pending receipt.

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

  17. Set for hearing June 16.

  18. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. Set for hearing May 5.

  20. Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. Set for hearing April 21.

  22. To Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting and C.A.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Johnson · Primary
  • Alpert · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Johnson

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Alpert

Not signed on (120)

120 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

sca 18 johnson senate third reading by longville

Passed 58 Yea · 21 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 541906
Democratic 3200
Republican 1000
Total 582106
% of votes cast 68%25%0%7%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Chu — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Longville — Yea
Maddox — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Berg — Nay
Canciamilla — Nay
Daucher — Nay
Dutra — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Lowenthal — Nay
Matthews — Nay
Nakano — Nay
Nation — Nay
Parra — Nay
Richman — Nay
Shirley — Not Voting
Horton — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Liu — Nay
McLeod — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wolk — Nay
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Pavley — Nay
Simitian — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Nay
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71008
Democratic 4001
Republican 1000
Total 76009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Berg — Yea
Bermudez — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Liu — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Yee — Yea
Haynes — 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
McCarthy — Yea
Montanez — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Samuelian — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Daucher — Not Voting
Jerome — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Horton — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
Richman — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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be adopted.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13305
Democratic 0100
Total 13405
% of votes cast 59%18%0%23%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Leno — Not Voting
Goldberg — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Keene — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Nation — Nay
Berg — Not Voting
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Bates — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Chu — Yea
Correa — Nay
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8004
Republican 1000
Total 9004
% of votes cast 69%0%0%31%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Murray — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Bowen — Not Voting
Machado — Not Voting
Speier — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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w/o ref. to file sca18 johnson

Passed 28 Yea · 3 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27308
Republican 1000
Total 28308
% of votes cast 72%8%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClintock — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Bowen — Not Voting
Machado — Not Voting
Scott — Not Voting
Speier — Not Voting
Vasconcellos — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Romero — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Brulte — Yea
Burton — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Margett — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Oller — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Perata — Yea
Poochigian — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Nay
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea

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SCA 18 is sponsored by Johnson and Alpert.
What is the current status of SCA 18?
This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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