California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 291 — Commercial fishing: lobster management.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    8 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prescribes the construction and dimensions of a wire lobster trap. This bill would revise the prescribed dimensions of wire lobster traps, and would add provisions relating to the use of a wire to hold the escape gap in place.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 67. Noes 8. Page 6865.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4963.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. To second reading.

  9. Withdrawn from committee.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  13. To second reading.

  14. From inactive file.

  15. To inactive file on motion of Senator Lowenthal.

  16. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2336.)

  17. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Lowenthal.

  18. Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 16. Noes 22. Page 2336.)

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 17).

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

  22. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 4.) (June 23).

  25. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  27. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 29. Page 1759.)

  28. Action rescinded and record expunged whereby a final roll call vote was taken.

  29. Read second time. To third reading.

  30. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) (May 13).

  31. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  34. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  35. Read second time and amended.

  36. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 13).

  37. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  39. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  40. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  41. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Saldana · Primary
  • Ruskin · Cosponsor
  • Swanson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Saldana

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Blumenfield
  • Ruskin
  • Swanson

Not signed on (118)

118 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 291 Saldaa Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73803
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 79803
% of votes cast 88%9%0%3%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — 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 AB291 Saldana By Ducheny

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB291 Saldana By Lowenthal

Failed 16 Yea · 23 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 162101
Democratic 0101
Republican 0100
Total 162302
% of votes cast 39%56%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB291 Saldana Reconsider

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — 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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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7402
Total 7402
% of votes cast 54%31%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Runner — Nay

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AB 291 SALDANA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 32 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 463008
Democratic 4001
Republican 1200
Total 513209
% of votes cast 55%35%0%10%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Block — Yea
Coto — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Price — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Conway — Nay
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Cook — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12601
Democratic 0100
Republican 0100
Total 12801
% of votes cast 57%38%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Charles — Nay
Audra — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 291 do?
Existing law prescribes the construction and dimensions of a wire lobster trap. This bill would revise the prescribed dimensions of wire lobster traps, and would add provisions relating to the use of a wire to hold the escape gap in place.
Who sponsors AB 291?
AB 291 is sponsored by Blumenfield, Saldana, Ruskin, and Swanson.
What is the current status of AB 291?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2009. Enacted.
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