California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 916 — Undocumented workers: California Agricultural and Service Worker Act.

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 provisions of federal law regulate immigration. Under federal law, state laws regulating immigration are preempted. This bill would require the Employment Development Department and the Department of Food and Agriculture to convene a working group to consult with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Department of Justice in order to determine the legal roles and responsibilities of federal and state agencies in implementing a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural or service industry employees with a permit to work and live in California. The bill would require the working group to create a report expressing its recommendations, which would be required to incorporate specified provisions describing a model program, and the bill would require the report to be submitted to the Legislature and the Governor. The bill would require the Governor, using the report, to either make a formal request to the federal government to implement a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural or service industry employees with a permit to work and live in California, or issue an explanation as to why a formal request was not made and make recommendations to the Legislature for how a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural or service industry employees with a permit to work and live in California should be structured. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 27).

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

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

  11. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  13. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 1799.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

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

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (114)

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Votes

AB 916 PÉREZ, V.M. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502502
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 522602
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fong — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Logue — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Norby — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13501
Total 13501
% of votes cast 68%26%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Logue — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Williams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Eng — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea

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Subjects

immigration labor agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 916 do?
Existing provisions of federal law regulate immigration. Under federal law, state laws regulating immigration are preempted. This bill would require the Employment Development Department and the Department of Food and Agriculture to convene a working group to consult with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Department of Justice in order to determine the legal roles and responsibilities of federal and state agencies in implementing a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural or service industry employees with a permit to work and live in California. The bill would require the working group to create a report expressing its recommendations, which would be required to incorporate specified provisions describing a model program, and the bill would require the report to be submitted to the Legislature and the Governor. The bill would require the Governor, using the report, to either make a formal request to the federal government to implement a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural or service industry employees with a permit to work and live in California, or issue an explanation as to why a formal request was not made and make recommendations to the Legislature for how a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural or service industry employees with a permit to work and live in California should be structured. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 916?
AB 916 is sponsored by Achadjian, Alejo, Cannella, Cedillo, Perea, Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Bill Berryhill, and V. Manuel Pérez.
What is the current status of AB 916?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 916?
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