California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 725 — Auto insurance: low-cost automobile insurance.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes, within the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan, a low-cost automobile insurance program. Existing law establishes the low-cost automobile insurance program in several specified counties and makes the expansion to all other counties in California subject to a determination of need made by the Insurance Commissioner following a public meeting, as specified. Existing law provides for the issuance of automobile liability policies pursuant to this program under specified terms and conditions, and provides that a policy so issued satisfies specified requirements regarding financial responsibility. Existing law provides that the low-cost automobile insurance program shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2011. This bill would name the program the "Martha Escutia and Jackie Speier low-cost automobile insurance program." The bill would also provide that the low-cost automobile insurance program would remain in effect until January 1, 2016.

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 2:45 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2905.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2889.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 2017.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 9).

  12. (Page 1586.)

  13. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., F. & I.

  16. Referred to Com. on B., F. & I.

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

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1351.)

  19. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1223.).

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 22).

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  25. Referred to Com. on INS.

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

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Jones · Primary
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Florez · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Price · Cosponsor
  • Torres · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Jones

Co-sponsors (9)

  • Block
  • Blumenfield
  • Portantino
  • DeSaulnier
  • Florez
  • Hall
  • Ma
  • Price
  • Torres

Not signed on (112)

112 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 725 JONES Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Charles — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — 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
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — 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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB725 Jones By Florez

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241103
Democratic 1001
Republican 0100
Total 251204
% of votes cast 61%29%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Walters — Nay
Ashburn — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Cox — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 5203
Total 7203
% of votes cast 58%17%0%25%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 725 JONES Assembly Third Reading

Passed 89 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81102
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 89102
% of votes cast 97%1%0%2%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gilmore — 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.

Passed 18 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16102
Democratic 1000
Republican 1001
Total 18103
% of votes cast 82%5%0%14%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 725 do?
Existing law establishes, within the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan, a low-cost automobile insurance program. Existing law establishes the low-cost automobile insurance program in several specified counties and makes the expansion to all other counties in California subject to a determination of need made by the Insurance Commissioner following a public meeting, as specified. Existing law provides for the issuance of automobile liability policies pursuant to this program under specified terms and conditions, and provides that a policy so issued satisfies specified requirements regarding financial responsibility. Existing law provides that the low-cost automobile insurance program shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2011. This bill would name the program the "Martha Escutia and Jackie Speier low-cost automobile insurance program." The bill would also provide that the low-cost automobile insurance program would remain in effect until January 1, 2016.
Who sponsors AB 725?
AB 725 is sponsored by Block, Blumenfield, Jones, Portantino, DeSaulnier, Florez, Hall, Ma, Price, and Torres.
What is the current status of AB 725?
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 725?
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