California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 508 — Food stamps: eligibility: drug felonies.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.

  5. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 2371.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 7.) .

  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  10. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) .

  11. Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services.

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 34. Page 1810.)

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 9).

  16. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 24).

  17. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services.

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

  19. Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Swanson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Swanson

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

Assembly 3rd Reading AB508 Swanson By Steinberg

Passed 22 Yea · 16 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201603
Democratic 2000
Total 221603
% of votes cast 54%39%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Battin — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Correa — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Florez — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10700
Total 10700
% of votes cast 59%41%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Battin — Nay
Runner — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cox — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

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

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AB 508 SWANSON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 36 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1200
Unaffiliated 413204
Democratic 4200
Total 463604
% of votes cast 53%42%0%5%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Carter — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Bass — Yea
Adams — Nay
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
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

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 12700
Total 13700
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Nava — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 508?
AB 508 is sponsored by Swanson.
What is the current status of AB 508?
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.
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