California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2055 — Unemployment insurance: benefits: eligibility: reserve accounts: domestic partners.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 590, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the payment of unemployment compensation benefits to eligible individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. Existing law specifies that an individual is disqualified from receiving benefits if the Director of Employment Development finds that he or she left his or her most recent work voluntarily without cause or that he or she has been discharged for misconduct connected with his or her most recent work. Under existing law, an individual may be deemed to have left his or her most recent work with good cause if he or she leaves employment to accompany his or her spouse or domestic partner to a place from which it is impracticable to commute to the employment, and specifies that, for purposes of those provisions, "spouse" includes a person to whom marriage is imminent. Existing law authorizes any employer who is entitled to receive specified notice of an unemployment claim to, within 10 days after mailing of the notice, submit to the Employment Development Department specified facts disclosing whether the claimant for benefits left the employer's employ voluntarily and with good cause under certain circumstances. Existing law provides that if a claimant left under specified circumstances, including, among others, if he or she left the employer's employ to accompany his or her spouse or domestic partner to a place from which it is impracticable to commute to the employment, the benefits paid to the claimant are not charged to the employer's reserve account, as specified. This bill would specify that, for purposes of those provisions governing eligibility for benefits and employer's reserve accounts, "domestic partner" also includes a person to whom domestic partnership, as described, is imminent. Because the bill would provide for additional amounts payable for unemployment benefits from the Unemployment Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Sections 1030, 1032, and 1256 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, proposed by AB 2364, to be operative only if AB 2364 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2011, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 590, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:20 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 6577.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6562.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 4780.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (August 2).

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 23).

  13. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 5486.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

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

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (April 21).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on INS.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • De La Torre · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • De La Torre

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2055 DE LA TORRE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 62 Yea · 27 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 582501
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 622701
% of votes cast 69%30%0%1%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Cook — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Audra — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2055 De La Torre By Kehoe

Passed 24 Yea · 12 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221104
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241204
% of votes cast 60%30%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Runner — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

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
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Not Voting

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AB 2055 DE LA TORRE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 27 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 532606
Democratic 2001
Republican 1101
Total 562708
% of votes cast 62%30%0%9%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12500
Democratic 1000
Total 13500
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Norby — Nay
Conway — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 7300
Republican 0100
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Salas — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2055 do?
Existing law provides for the payment of unemployment compensation benefits to eligible individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. Existing law specifies that an individual is disqualified from receiving benefits if the Director of Employment Development finds that he or she left his or her most recent work voluntarily without cause or that he or she has been discharged for misconduct connected with his or her most recent work. Under existing law, an individual may be deemed to have left his or her most recent work with good cause if he or she leaves employment to accompany his or her spouse or domestic partner to a place from which it is impracticable to commute to the employment, and specifies that, for purposes of those provisions, "spouse" includes a person to whom marriage is imminent. Existing law authorizes any employer who is entitled to receive specified notice of an unemployment claim to, within 10 days after mailing of the notice, submit to the Employment Development Department specified facts disclosing whether the claimant for benefits left the employer's employ voluntarily and with good cause under certain circumstances. Existing law provides that if a claimant left under specified circumstances, including, among others, if he or she left the employer's employ to accompany his or her spouse or domestic partner to a place from which it is impracticable to commute to the employment, the benefits paid to the claimant are not charged to the employer's reserve account, as specified. This bill would specify that, for purposes of those provisions governing eligibility for benefits and employer's reserve accounts, "domestic partner" also includes a person to whom domestic partnership, as described, is imminent. Because the bill would provide for additional amounts payable for unemployment benefits from the Unemployment Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Sections 1030, 1032, and 1256 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, proposed by AB 2364, to be operative only if AB 2364 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2011, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 2055?
AB 2055 is sponsored by De La Torre.
What is the current status of AB 2055?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2010. Enacted.
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