California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 717 — Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 158, 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 26, 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.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days as holidays and days of remembrance. Existing law also designates certain days in each year as having special significance for purposes of encouraging schools to observe those days and conduct suitable commemorative exercises. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." The bill would additionally encourage schools to conduct exercises on March 30 of each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the Vietnam conflict.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 158, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:15 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3398.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2437.)

  7. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.

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

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

  10. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  11. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1173.)

  14. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 978.).

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  17. Referred to Com. on ED.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • De Leon · Cosponsor
  • Cogdill · Cosponsor
  • Cook · Primary
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • DeVore · Cosponsor
  • Denham · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Gilmore · Cosponsor
  • Harkey · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Niello · Cosponsor
  • Silva · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Cook

Co-sponsors (14)

  • De Leon
  • Cogdill
  • Correa
  • Cox
  • DeVore
  • Denham
  • Fuller
  • Gilmore
  • Harkey
  • Huff
  • Jeffries
  • Lieu
  • Niello
  • Silva

Not signed on (107)

107 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 717 COOK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 85000
Republican 3000
Total 91000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Galgiani — 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
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — 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

Official roll call →

W/O REF. TO FILE AB717 Cook By Huff

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — 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 717 COOK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 82 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75009
Democratic 5000
Republican 2001
Total 820010
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Knight — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Smyth — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — 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 Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Democratic 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea

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Subjects

veterans education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 717 do?
Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days as holidays and days of remembrance. Existing law also designates certain days in each year as having special significance for purposes of encouraging schools to observe those days and conduct suitable commemorative exercises. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." The bill would additionally encourage schools to conduct exercises on March 30 of each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the Vietnam conflict.
Who sponsors AB 717?
AB 717 is sponsored by De Leon, Cogdill, Cook, Correa, Cox, DeVore, Denham, Fuller, Gilmore, Harkey, Huff, Jeffries, Lieu, Niello, and Silva.
What is the current status of AB 717?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 717?
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