California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 589 — Vehicles: driver's licenses and identification cards: issuance and renewal: registered sex offenders.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon proper application, to issue driver's licenses and identification cards. Existing law requires a person convicted of certain sex offenses to register with the chief of police or sheriff of the city or county in which the person is residing or located, and with the chief of police of a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or community college if he or she is residing or located upon the campus or in any of its facilities, within 5 working days of coming into, or changing his or her residence or location. This requirement applies for the rest of the person's life while residing or present in this state. This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a distinctive original driver's license, identification card, or a renewal of that driver's license or identification card that displays a distinctive color, as specified, to a person required to be registered as a sex offender. In addition to any other requirement, the bill would require the applicant to provide a current photograph and address verification to the department for the original license, identification card, and for each renewal.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  3. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  4. Re-referred to Coms. on T. & H. and PUB. S.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  8. In committee: Held under submission.

  9. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  10. (Page 1804.)

  11. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  14. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and PUB. S.

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1956.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 31).

  25. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and V.A.

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

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cook · Primary
  • Nava · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Cook

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Nava

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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

Failed 2 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2502
Total 2502
% of votes cast 22%56%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Nay
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Pavley — Nay
Simitian — Nay
DeSaulnier — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7001
Total 7001
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Negrete — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Correa — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 589 COOK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 89003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — 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
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Cook — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 589 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon proper application, to issue driver's licenses and identification cards. Existing law requires a person convicted of certain sex offenses to register with the chief of police or sheriff of the city or county in which the person is residing or located, and with the chief of police of a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or community college if he or she is residing or located upon the campus or in any of its facilities, within 5 working days of coming into, or changing his or her residence or location. This requirement applies for the rest of the person's life while residing or present in this state. This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a distinctive original driver's license, identification card, or a renewal of that driver's license or identification card that displays a distinctive color, as specified, to a person required to be registered as a sex offender. In addition to any other requirement, the bill would require the applicant to provide a current photograph and address verification to the department for the original license, identification card, and for each renewal.
Who sponsors AB 589?
AB 589 is sponsored by Cook and Nava.
What is the current status of AB 589?
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 589?
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