California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 611 — Emergency services: populations with limited English proficiency.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 Emergency Services Act, requires the California Emergency Management Agency to coordinate the emergency services of all state agencies in connection with emergencies, and to establish a standardized emergency management system for use by all emergency response agencies. This bill would require the Secretary of California Emergency Management to consider the multiple languages and needs of populations who have limited proficiency in the English language during emergency preparedness planning, response, and recovery. The bill would also require the secretary to work in collaboration with ethnic media and ethnic community-based organizations in developing communication strategies about alert and warning information, and to use a registry of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions, as defined, to assist in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, as the secretary deems necessary.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  5. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 6. Page 2009.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 13).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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

  12. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 1450.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 6).

  17. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (April 22).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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

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

  21. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Nava

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Assembly 3rd Reading AB611 Fong By Yee

Passed 29 Yea · 6 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27605
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 29606
% of votes cast 71%15%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8104
Total 8104
% of votes cast 62%8%0%31%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Wyland — Not Voting
Walters — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Yea

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 1001
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Harman — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Wright — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 611 FONG Assembly Third Reading

Passed 82 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74109
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 82109
% of votes cast 89%1%0%10%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
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.

Passed 18 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16300
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 18300
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 17 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17102
Total 17102
% of votes cast 85%5%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Price — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Evans — Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 611 do?
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, requires the California Emergency Management Agency to coordinate the emergency services of all state agencies in connection with emergencies, and to establish a standardized emergency management system for use by all emergency response agencies. This bill would require the Secretary of California Emergency Management to consider the multiple languages and needs of populations who have limited proficiency in the English language during emergency preparedness planning, response, and recovery. The bill would also require the secretary to work in collaboration with ethnic media and ethnic community-based organizations in developing communication strategies about alert and warning information, and to use a registry of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions, as defined, to assist in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, as the secretary deems necessary.
Who sponsors AB 611?
AB 611 is sponsored by Nava and Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 611?
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 611?
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