California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 159 — Courts: judgeships.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 722, Statutes of 2007.

  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 January 18, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · 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.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 722, Statutes of 2007.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:45 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 3285.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2539.)

  7. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) . Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  9. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) .

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

  13. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1984.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  20. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  22. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lieber · Cosponsor
  • Jones · Primary
  • Benoit · Cosponsor
  • Carter · Cosponsor
  • Cedillo · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Jones

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (115)

115 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 159 Jones Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72105
Democratic 4000
Republican 2001
Total 78106
% of votes cast 92%1%0%7%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Berg — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Soto — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB159 Jones By Corbett

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38001
Democratic 2000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Battin — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Battin — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

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
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Battin — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 159 JONES Assembly Third Reading

Passed 84 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75101
Democratic 6000
Republican 3000
Total 84101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cook — Yea
Berg — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Malfa — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 12600
Total 13600
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 159?
AB 159 is sponsored by Lieber, Jones, Benoit, Carter, Cedillo, Levine, and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 159?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2007. Enacted.
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