California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 52 — Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 553, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act establishes the Medal of Valor Review Board that recommends candidates to the Attorney General for the Medal of Valor from among the applications received by the board. Existing law prohibits the board from meeting more than once each year or from recommending any more than 5 candidates to the Attorney General. The act authorizes the Attorney General to increase the number of candidates in a given year in extraordinary cases. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act authorizes the Governor to annually award and present in the name of the State of California a Medal of Valor to one public safety officer, as defined, who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. In exceptional circumstances, the Governor is authorized to award more than one Medal of Valor in a year. The Medal of Valor is the highest state award for valor awarded to a public safety officer. This bill would remove the limit on the number of candidates that the board may recommend. The bill would also eliminate the provisions that prohibit the board from meeting more than once a year. The bill would also authorize the Governor to award and present the Medal of Valor to one or more public safety officers, as specified. The bill would specifically provide that the costs incurred by members and witnesses shall not be paid by the state, and would prohibit the board from holding hearings or having witnesses if donated funds are not available.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 553, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Ordered held in Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Returned by the Governor at the request of the Senate.

  6. Enrolled. To Governor at 1 p.m.

  7. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1840.) To enrollment.

  8. To Special Consent Calendar.

  9. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2449.) To Senate.

  11. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  12. (Heard in committee on July 1.)

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.)

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. (Heard in committee on June 23.)

  16. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. To Com. on PUB. S.

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1010.) To Assembly.

  20. To Special Consent Calendar.

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

  22. Read third time. Amended. To second reading.

  23. Placed on third reading.

  24. From Special Consent Calendar.

  25. To Special Consent Calendar.

  26. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  28. Set for hearing May 11.

  29. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 680.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  31. Set for hearing April 28.

  32. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  33. Set for hearing April 14.

  34. To Com. on G.O.

  35. From print. May be acted upon on or after February 14.

  36. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Correa · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Correa

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #14 SB52 Correa

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33005
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 36005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 52 Correa Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Democratic 2001
Republican 2001
Total 85006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — 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
Charles — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Republican 1000
Democratic 0001
Total 19002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Special Consent #6 SB52 Correa

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 2000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Harman — Yea
Benoit — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 52 do?
The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act establishes the Medal of Valor Review Board that recommends candidates to the Attorney General for the Medal of Valor from among the applications received by the board. Existing law prohibits the board from meeting more than once each year or from recommending any more than 5 candidates to the Attorney General. The act authorizes the Attorney General to increase the number of candidates in a given year in extraordinary cases. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act authorizes the Governor to annually award and present in the name of the State of California a Medal of Valor to one public safety officer, as defined, who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. In exceptional circumstances, the Governor is authorized to award more than one Medal of Valor in a year. The Medal of Valor is the highest state award for valor awarded to a public safety officer. This bill would remove the limit on the number of candidates that the board may recommend. The bill would also eliminate the provisions that prohibit the board from meeting more than once a year. The bill would also authorize the Governor to award and present the Medal of Valor to one or more public safety officers, as specified. The bill would specifically provide that the costs incurred by members and witnesses shall not be paid by the state, and would prohibit the board from holding hearings or having witnesses if donated funds are not available.
Who sponsors SB 52?
SB 52 is sponsored by Correa.
What is the current status of SB 52?
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 52?
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