California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 544 — Fire alarms and safety devices.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

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Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  4. Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  5. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  6. To Standing Committee on Governmental Organization.

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1294.) To Assembly.

  9. To Special Consent Calendar.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 1216.) Read second time. To third reading.

  11. Set for hearing May 31.

  12. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  13. Set for hearing May 7.

  14. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 712.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  16. Set for hearing April 24.

  17. To Standing Committee on Governmental Organization.

  18. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 25.

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

Sponsors

  • Cox · Primary

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Cox

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

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13002
Democratic 0002
Total 13004
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Soto — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Evans — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Richardson, Laura Democratic Not Voting

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Special Consent #9 SB544 Cox

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Democratic 3000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Battin — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16001
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ashburn — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Battin — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Battin — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Florez — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Battin — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 544?
SB 544 is sponsored by Cox.
What is the current status of SB 544?
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.
Where can I track SB 544?
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