California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 239 — Crime laboratories: oversight.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires the Department of Justice to establish and chair a task force known as the Crime Laboratory Review Task Force to review and make recommendations as to how best to configure, fund, and improve the delivery of state and local crime laboratory services in the future and to report its findings to the Department of Finance and specified legislative committees by July 1, 2009. This bill would require the task force to be reconvened and to submit to the Legislature a supplemental report, on or before July 1, 2013, that includes recommendations regarding the composition of a statewide oversight body to perform tasks relating to crime laboratories, including overseeing investigations into acts of misconduct or negligence committed by any employee or contractor of a crime laboratory, as specified. The bill would include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3069.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2346.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 25).

  10. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1645.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27).

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

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

  23. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ammiano

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 239 AMMIANO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Miller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Campos — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB239 Ammiano By Hancock

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
De León — Yea
Yee — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Yea
Runner — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 239 AMMIANO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Miller — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Logue — Yea
Cook — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Harkey — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lara — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 239 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to establish and chair a task force known as the Crime Laboratory Review Task Force to review and make recommendations as to how best to configure, fund, and improve the delivery of state and local crime laboratory services in the future and to report its findings to the Department of Finance and specified legislative committees by July 1, 2009. This bill would require the task force to be reconvened and to submit to the Legislature a supplemental report, on or before July 1, 2013, that includes recommendations regarding the composition of a statewide oversight body to perform tasks relating to crime laboratories, including overseeing investigations into acts of misconduct or negligence committed by any employee or contractor of a crime laboratory, as specified. The bill would include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.
Who sponsors AB 239?
AB 239 is sponsored by Ammiano.
What is the current status of AB 239?
This bill died with 2011-2012 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 239?
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