California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 298 — Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2007-2008 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. From Assembly without further action.

  2. Returned to Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

  3. Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee.

  4. Re-referred to Com. On Standing Committee on Transportation pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  5. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 55. Noes 9. Page 6063.)

  6. From inactive file to third reading file.

  7. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Blakeslee.

  8. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Torrico.

  9. From inactive file to third reading file.

  10. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Torrico.

  11. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Bass.

  12. Read third time. Amended. (Page 2481.) To third reading.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.)

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

  16. To Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 3. Page 675.) To Assembly.

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  21. Set for hearing April 16.

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  23. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 347.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules.

  24. Set for hearing March 21.

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

  26. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

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

Sponsors

  • Ashburn · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ashburn

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 298 Cogdill Senate Third Reading Amend By LA MALFA Set #1

Passed 59 Yea · 9 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 549016
Democratic 2002
Republican 3000
Total 599018
% of votes cast 69%10%0%21%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Aghazarian — Not Voting
Berg — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Dymally — Not Voting
Keene — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Feuer — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Leno — Not Voting
Ma — Nay
Mullin — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Ruskin — Nay
Villines — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Nay
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Republican 1000
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Saldana — Yea
Price — Yea
Adams — Not Voting
Leno — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB298 Cogdill

Passed 37 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34301
Democratic 3000
Total 37301
% of votes cast 90%7%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Machado — Nay
Migden — Nay
Vincent — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 298?
SB 298 is sponsored by Ashburn.
What is the current status of SB 298?
This bill died with 2007-2008 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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