California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 797 — Professions and vocations.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 33, Statutes of 2008.

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

This bill died with 2007-2008 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 33, Statutes of 2008.

  2. Approved by Governor.

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

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 4093.) To enrollment.

  5. Urgency clause adopted.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5592.) To Senate.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  10. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  11. Re-referred to Com. On Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  12. Read third time. Amended. (Page 4838.)

  13. From inactive file to third reading file.

  14. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member De León.

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

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.)

  18. Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 3262.)

  19. Re-referred to Com. On Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  20. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 45. Noes 30. Page 3103.) To third reading.

  21. From inactive file to third reading file.

  22. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member De León.

  23. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member De León.

  24. From Consent Calendar to third reading.

  25. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  26. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.)

  27. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  28. To Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

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

  30. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 6. Page 675.) To Assembly.

  31. Read second time. To third reading.

  32. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 592.)

  33. Set for hearing April 16.

  34. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 478.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  35. Set for hearing April 9.

  36. To Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development.

  37. Read first time.

  38. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  39. Introduced. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ridley-Thomas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ridley-Thomas

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.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB797 Ridley-Thomas Urgency Clause

Passed 36 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34104
Democratic 2000
Total 36104
% of votes cast 88%2%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cogdill — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
McClintock — Nay
Migden — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 797 Ridley-Thomas Third Reading Urgency By ENG

Passed 81 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76003
Republican 3000
Democratic 2002
Total 81005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Eng — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Houston — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
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 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
La — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6202
Total 6202
% of votes cast 60%20%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Price — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Horton — Nay
Maze — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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SB 797 Ridley-Thomas Senate Third Reading Amend By ENG Set #1

Passed 49 Yea · 32 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 443103
Democratic 4000
Republican 1101
Total 493204
% of votes cast 58%38%0%5%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Bass — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Soto — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Salas — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Huff — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Price — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Davis — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Walters — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB797 Ridley-Thomas

Passed 34 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31601
Democratic 3000
Total 34601
% of votes cast 83%15%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Battin — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Vincent — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Florez — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11005
Democratic 0001
Total 11006
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Battin — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Ashburn — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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What is the current status of SB 797?
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