California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 538 — Emergency telephone system: abuse.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under existing law, any person who knowingly allows the use of, or who uses, the 911 telephone system for any reason other than because of an emergency is guilty of an infraction. This bill would authorize an entity that provides emergency medical services to report a violation of this law to the public safety entity that originally received the call. The bill would require the public safety entity originally receiving the call, if the public safety entity has verified that a violation has occurred, to issue the applicable warnings and citations, as specified. By imposing new duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2537.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1666.)

  8. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1240.)

  16. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 31).

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 538 ARAMBULA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 83 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77008
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 83008
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Audra — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Krekorian — Not Voting
Lieu — Not Voting
Anderson — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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

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Special Consent #12 AB538 Arambula

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33005
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 35006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 538 ARAMBULA Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 91001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Bass — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 538 do?
Under existing law, any person who knowingly allows the use of, or who uses, the 911 telephone system for any reason other than because of an emergency is guilty of an infraction. This bill would authorize an entity that provides emergency medical services to report a violation of this law to the public safety entity that originally received the call. The bill would require the public safety entity originally receiving the call, if the public safety entity has verified that a violation has occurred, to issue the applicable warnings and citations, as specified. By imposing new duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors AB 538?
AB 538 is sponsored by Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 538?
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 538?
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