California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 237 — Vehicles: inspection of loads.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of the California Highway Patrol to stop a vehicle transporting timber products, livestock, poultry, farm produce, crude oil, petroleum products, or inedible kitchen grease and inspect certain documents to determine whether the driver is in legal possession of the load, and, upon reasonable belief that the driver of the vehicle is not in legal possession, to take custody of the vehicle and load, as prescribed, and imposes duties on the sheriff with respect to the care and safekeeping of those products. This bill would make those provisions applicable with regard to a vehicle that is transporting metal products or metal alloy products. By imposing additional duties on a sheriff regarding the care and safekeeping of metal products and metal alloy products, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill additionally would authorize a member of a city police department and a member of the county sheriff's office, whose primary responsibility is to conduct theft investigations, to stop and inspect vehicles transporting any of those loads. (2) 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. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  4. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 9).

  6. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

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

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1467.)

  9. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 6).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended.

  13. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  15. From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

  16. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Carter · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

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

Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Rules.

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8102
Total 8102
% of votes cast 73%9%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea

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AB 237 CARTER Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77007
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 85007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Duvall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 237 do?
(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of the California Highway Patrol to stop a vehicle transporting timber products, livestock, poultry, farm produce, crude oil, petroleum products, or inedible kitchen grease and inspect certain documents to determine whether the driver is in legal possession of the load, and, upon reasonable belief that the driver of the vehicle is not in legal possession, to take custody of the vehicle and load, as prescribed, and imposes duties on the sheriff with respect to the care and safekeeping of those products. This bill would make those provisions applicable with regard to a vehicle that is transporting metal products or metal alloy products. By imposing additional duties on a sheriff regarding the care and safekeeping of metal products and metal alloy products, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill additionally would authorize a member of a city police department and a member of the county sheriff's office, whose primary responsibility is to conduct theft investigations, to stop and inspect vehicles transporting any of those loads. (2) 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 237?
AB 237 is sponsored by Carter.
What is the current status of AB 237?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 237?
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