California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1559 — Public postsecondary education: community college registered nursing programs.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2007.

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  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 23, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · 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.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    8 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2007.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 14. Page 3255.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3250.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2458.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) .

  12. In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

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

  14. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) .

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

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

  17. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 11. Page 1570.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 9).

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 17).

  25. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Higher Education.

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

  27. Referred to Standing Committee on Higher Education.

  28. Read first time.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  30. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Houston · Cosponsor
  • Maze · Cosponsor
  • Nakanishi · Cosponsor
  • Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Scott · Cosponsor
  • Adams · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Benoit · Cosponsor
  • Blakeslee · Cosponsor
  • DeVore · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Silva · Cosponsor
  • Smyth · Cosponsor
  • Tran · Cosponsor
  • Villines · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Primary
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

  • Houston
  • Maze
  • Nakanishi
  • Strickland
  • Scott
  • Adams
  • Anderson
  • Benoit
  • Blakeslee
  • DeVore
  • Galgiani
  • Silva
  • Smyth
  • Tran
  • Villines
  • Beth Gaines

Not signed on (105)

105 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 1559 BERRYHILL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 56 Yea · 15 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5214012
Democratic 3100
Republican 1002
Total 5615014
% of votes cast 66%18%0%16%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Nay
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cook — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
La — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Soto — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
De — Nay
Leon — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Keene — Nay
Berg — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Dymally — Not Voting
Karnette — Not Voting
Lieber — Not Voting
Nunez — Not Voting
Leno — Nay
Nava — Nay
Solorio — Nay
Swanson — Nay
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Brownley — Nay
Hayashi — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Nay
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1559 Berryhill By Scott

Passed 27 Yea · 10 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27804
Democratic 0200
Total 271004
% of votes cast 66%24%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cogdill — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Romero — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Kuehl — Nay
Migden — Nay
Battin — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Cedillo — Nay
Yee — Nay
Florez — Nay
Oropeza — Nay
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Wiggins — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9602
Total 9602
% of votes cast 53%35%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Cedillo — Not Voting
Corbett — Nay
Battin — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kuehl — Nay
Florez — Nay
Dutton — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Cox — Yea

Official roll call →

Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted.

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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Failed 5 Yea · 4 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5408
Total 5408
% of votes cast 29%24%0%47%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Nay
Kuehl — Nay
Battin — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Yee — Nay
Dutton — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Oropeza — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
Florez — Not Voting

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AB 1559 BERRYHILL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 11 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61906
Democratic 4101
Republican 2100
Total 671107
% of votes cast 79%13%0%8%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Adams — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Malfa — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Dymally — Nay
Lieber — Nay
Salas — Nay
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Nay
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Berg — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Swanson — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Nay
Lieu — Nay
Nava — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16003
Democratic 1000
Total 17003
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Yea
Malfa — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Nava — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 1559?
AB 1559 is sponsored by Houston, Maze, Nakanishi, Strickland, Scott, Adams, Anderson, Benoit, Blakeslee, DeVore, Galgiani, Silva, Smyth, Tran, Villines, Bill Berryhill, and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 1559?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2007. Enacted.
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