SB 475 — Guide dogs for the blind.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 51, Statutes of 2009.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2009-2010 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.
Summary
Existing law establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs a State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind that, among others things, has exclusive authority to license schools for the training of guide dogs for the blind and the instruction of blind persons in the use of guide dogs. Existing law requires a fee equal to 0.004 of a school's annual expenses be paid for renewal of a school's license. This bill would specify that the license renewal fee shall be no more than 0.005 of a school's annual expenses, as determined by the board by regulation, and would require the fee to be paid by April 30 of each year.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 08/06/09 - Chaptered Current pdf August 06, 2009
- Enrolled 07/14/09 - Enrolled pdf July 14, 2009
- Introduced 02/26/09 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2009
- SB475 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 51, Statutes of 2009.
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Approved by Governor.
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Enrolled. To Governor at 11:30 a.m.
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In Senate. To enrollment.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 2486.) To Senate.
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Read second time. To third reading.
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(Heard in committee on July 1.)
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.)
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(Heard in committee on June 16.)
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From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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To Com. on B. & P.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 886.) To Assembly.
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Read second time. To third reading.
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From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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Set for hearing April 27.
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From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 581.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Set for hearing April 20.
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To Com. on B., P. & E.D.
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From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Stephen C. Padilla · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 75 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 7% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (91)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Bill | — | Yea |
| Tom | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Charles | — | Yea |
| Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| La | — | Yea |
| Torre | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Coto | — | Yea |
| Duvall | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Bonnie | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| V. | — | Yea |
| Manuel | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Saldana | — | Yea |
| Audra | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Not Voting |
| Garrick | — | Nay |
| Hagman | — | Nay |
| Jeffries | — | Not Voting |
| Bass | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Krekorian | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Not Voting |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nava | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Silva | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Torrico | — | Yea |
| Villines | — | Not Voting |
| Adams | — | Nay |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Blakeslee | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Nay |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Ruskin | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Tran | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| DeVore | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Duvall | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Audra | — | Yea |
| Charles | — | Not Voting |
| Miller | — | Not Voting |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Coto | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Ruskin | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Nava | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Cogdill | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Ashburn | — | Yea |
| Benoit | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Not Voting |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Ducheny | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Aanestad | — | Yea |
| Hollingsworth | — | Not Voting |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Not Voting |
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Denham | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Aanestad | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Not Voting |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 475 do?
- Existing law establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs a State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind that, among others things, has exclusive authority to license schools for the training of guide dogs for the blind and the instruction of blind persons in the use of guide dogs. Existing law requires a fee equal to 0.004 of a school's annual expenses be paid for renewal of a school's license. This bill would specify that the license renewal fee shall be no more than 0.005 of a school's annual expenses, as determined by the board by regulation, and would require the fee to be paid by April 30 of each year.
- Who sponsors SB 475?
- SB 475 is sponsored by Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 475?
- This bill died with 2009-2010 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.
- Where can I track SB 475?
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