California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 671 — Public Safety Golden Shield Award.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 462, Statutes of 2009.

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  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 25, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act authorizes the Governor to annually award and present in the name of the State of California a Medal of Valor to one public safety officer, as defined, who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. This bill would require the Governor to additionally annually award and present in the name of the State of California a Golden Shield Award to the next of kin of, or immediate family members of, every public safety officer who, while serving in any capacity under competent authority, has been killed in the line of duty.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 462, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3190.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2133.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  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: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1997.)

  18. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

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

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 20).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Benoit · Cosponsor
  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Gilmore · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Knight · Cosponsor
  • Krekorian · Primary
  • Torres · Cosponsor
  • Wright · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Krekorian

Co-sponsors (8)

  • Benoit
  • Block
  • Gilmore
  • Huff
  • Jeffries
  • Knight
  • Torres
  • Wright

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 671 KREKORIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Republican 3000
Democratic 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bass — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — 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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Special Consent #18 AB671 Krekorian By Benoit

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
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 671 KREKORIAN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Davis — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 671 do?
The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act authorizes the Governor to annually award and present in the name of the State of California a Medal of Valor to one public safety officer, as defined, who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. This bill would require the Governor to additionally annually award and present in the name of the State of California a Golden Shield Award to the next of kin of, or immediate family members of, every public safety officer who, while serving in any capacity under competent authority, has been killed in the line of duty.
Who sponsors AB 671?
AB 671 is sponsored by Benoit, Block, Gilmore, Huff, Jeffries, Knight, Krekorian, Torres, and Wright.
What is the current status of AB 671?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 671?
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