California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 583 — Political Reform Act of 1974: California Fair Elections Act of 2008.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 735, Statutes of 2008.

  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 21, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · 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.

  • 26 sponsors

    1 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 735, Statutes of 2008.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 42. Noes 32. Page 7066.)

  5. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (August 30).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Ayes 45. Noes 30. Page 7059.)

  7. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 18. Page 5474.)

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) .

  16. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  18. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  19. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) .

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., R. & C.A.

  21. Referred to Com. on E., R. & C.A.

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

  23. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 34. Page 2038.)

  24. Read second time. To third reading.

  25. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5. Page 1852.) (May 9). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  26. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  27. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 17).

  28. Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Berg · Cosponsor
  • Jones · Cosponsor
  • Laird · Cosponsor
  • Saldana · Cosponsor
  • Kuehl · Cosponsor
  • Migden · Cosponsor
  • Perata · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Corbett · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Eng · Cosponsor
  • Evans · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Primary
  • Hayashi · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Oropeza · Cosponsor
  • Price · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Cosponsor
  • Swanson · Cosponsor
  • Torrico · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 96 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hancock

Co-sponsors (25)

  • Berg
  • Jones
  • Laird
  • Saldana
  • Kuehl
  • Migden
  • Perata
  • Beall
  • Brownley
  • Corbett
  • DeSaulnier
  • Eng
  • Evans
  • Hayashi
  • Huffman
  • Leno
  • Lieu
  • Ma
  • Oropeza
  • Price
  • Mullin
  • Swanson
  • Torrico
  • Wolk
  • Yee

Not signed on (96)

96 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

AB 583 HANCOCK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 46 Yea · 33 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 413107
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 463307
% of votes cast 53%38%0%8%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Parra — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Levine — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — 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 Nay

Official roll call →

Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 4 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Republican 0100
Total 4300
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Mendoza — Nay
Saldana — Yea
Price — Yea
Adams — Nay
Leno — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB583 Hancock By Steinberg

Passed 21 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201801
Democratic 1100
Total 211901
% of votes cast 51%46%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Harman — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9600
Total 9600
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Florez — Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 583 HANCOCK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 36 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 433301
Democratic 5100
Republican 1200
Total 493601
% of votes cast 57%42%0%1%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Parra — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Ma — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Nay
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11700
Total 12700
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ma — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 583?
AB 583 is sponsored by Berg, Jones, Laird, Saldana, Kuehl, Migden, Perata, Beall, Brownley, Corbett, DeSaulnier, Eng, Evans, Hancock, Hayashi, Huffman, Leno, Lieu, Ma, Oropeza, Price, Mullin, Swanson, Torrico, Wolk, and Yee.
What is the current status of AB 583?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2007. Enacted.
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