California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 781 — Bilingual services.

Last action — Died on Senate third reading file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act, requires every state agency, except as specified, that is directly involved in the furnishing of information or the rendering of services to the public whereby contact is made with a substantial number of non-English speaking people, to employ a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions. Existing law also requires that any materials explaining services available to the public be translated into any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public served by the agency. Existing law imposes specified reporting requirements related to these provisions. This bill would prohibit a state or local agency from imposing or implementing an action or decision pursuant to these provisions as a pretext for discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, or other unlawful discrimination in employment, including any requirement that an employee be bilingual, as specified. The bill would also require that all information and reports required by the provisions of existing law described above be public information unless otherwise restricted by law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on Senate third reading file.

  2. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  3. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  4. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3912.)

  7. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (January 12).

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Jeffries · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Jeffries

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Do pass as amended.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting

Official roll call →

AB 781 JEFFRIES Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 710013
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 770013
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — 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 Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Tran — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Knight — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Evans — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 781 do?
Existing law, the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act, requires every state agency, except as specified, that is directly involved in the furnishing of information or the rendering of services to the public whereby contact is made with a substantial number of non-English speaking people, to employ a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions. Existing law also requires that any materials explaining services available to the public be translated into any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public served by the agency. Existing law imposes specified reporting requirements related to these provisions. This bill would prohibit a state or local agency from imposing or implementing an action or decision pursuant to these provisions as a pretext for discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, or other unlawful discrimination in employment, including any requirement that an employee be bilingual, as specified. The bill would also require that all information and reports required by the provisions of existing law described above be public information unless otherwise restricted by law.
Who sponsors AB 781?
AB 781 is sponsored by Jeffries.
What is the current status of AB 781?
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 781?
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