California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 619 — Transportation projects: high-speed rail.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed train system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Existing law gives the authority the power to, among other things, enter into contracts with private or public entities for the design, construction, and operation of high-speed trains. Existing law, the Safe, Reliable, High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related purposes. This bill would require any entity applying for a contract with the authority for goods or services related to the high-speed train network, as specified, to affirmatively certify whether it had any direct involvement in the deportation of any individuals to extermination camps, work camps, concentration camps, prisoner of war camps, or any similar camps between specified dates during World War II. The bill would also require the authority to acknowledge and note the importance of complying with this certification, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 56. Noes 12. Page 6637.)

  4. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (August 23).

  5. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 4495.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 2).

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

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

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

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1468.)

  17. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  20. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Blumenfield

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

AB 619 BLUMENFIELD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 64 Yea · 12 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5912013
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 6412014
% of votes cast 71%13%0%16%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Tom — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9105
Republican 0100
Total 9205
% of votes cast 56%13%0%31%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Not Voting
Jeffries — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB619 Blumenfield By Lowenthal

Passed 33 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31104
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 33105
% of votes cast 85%3%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 619 BLUMENFIELD 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
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Audra — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
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

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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
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Price — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bonnie — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Conway — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 619 do?
Existing law, the California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed train system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Existing law gives the authority the power to, among other things, enter into contracts with private or public entities for the design, construction, and operation of high-speed trains. Existing law, the Safe, Reliable, High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related purposes. This bill would require any entity applying for a contract with the authority for goods or services related to the high-speed train network, as specified, to affirmatively certify whether it had any direct involvement in the deportation of any individuals to extermination camps, work camps, concentration camps, prisoner of war camps, or any similar camps between specified dates during World War II. The bill would also require the authority to acknowledge and note the importance of complying with this certification, as provided.
Who sponsors AB 619?
AB 619 is sponsored by Blumenfield.
What is the current status of AB 619?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 619?
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