California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 796 — Pupil attendance: civic engagement activities.

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 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons, including for the purpose of serving as a member of a precinct board for an election. A pupil who is absent from school for these reasons is required to be permitted to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that can be reasonably provided. This bill would include civic engagement activities, as defined, offered by a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity among the types of absences that are excused. The bill would prohibit a school from excusing a pupil from school when the absence is due to participation in a demonstration or political campaign.

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 1:30 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 3081.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 2064.)

  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 6. Noes 1.) (June 17).

  12. Referred to Com. on ED.

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 29. Page 1343.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 1).

  17. Referred to Com. on ED.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Carter · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Carter

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 796 CARTER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 31 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542902
Republican 1200
Democratic 3000
Total 583102
% of votes cast 64%34%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB796 Carter By Simitian

Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221402
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241502
% of votes cast 59%37%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Cox — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5102
Democratic 1000
Total 6102
% of votes cast 67%11%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 796 CARTER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 60 Yea · 32 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 543000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 603200
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Conway — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7201
Democratic 1000
Total 8201
% of votes cast 73%18%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Garrick — Nay
Carter — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 796 do?
Existing law authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons, including for the purpose of serving as a member of a precinct board for an election. A pupil who is absent from school for these reasons is required to be permitted to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that can be reasonably provided. This bill would include civic engagement activities, as defined, offered by a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity among the types of absences that are excused. The bill would prohibit a school from excusing a pupil from school when the absence is due to participation in a demonstration or political campaign.
Who sponsors AB 796?
AB 796 is sponsored by Carter.
What is the current status of AB 796?
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 AB 796?
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