California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2609 — Fish and Game Commission.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 592, Statutes of 2012.

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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 24, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Constitution establishes the 5-member Fish and Game Commission, with members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. Existing law requires the commissioners to elect one of their number as president and one as vice president. This bill would modify that election provision to instead require that the commissioners annually elect one of their number as president and one as vice president, by a concurrent vote of at least 3 commissioners. The bill would prohibit a president or vice president from serving more than 2 consecutive years and would prohibit the commission from adopting or enforcing any other policy or regulation that would make a commissioner ineligible to be elected as president or vice president of the commission. The bill would authorize the president or vice president to be removed from these positions by a vote, at any time, of at least 3 commissioners. The bill would require the commission to fill a vacancy in either position at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission, as prescribed. The bill would require the commission to adopt a code of conduct that requires a commissioner to adhere to prescribed principles and, by July 1, 2013, to adopt rules to govern the business practices and processes of the commission. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Governor and the Senate Committee on Rules to consider certain minimum qualifications in selecting, appointing, and confirming commissioners to serve on the commission.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 592, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 26. Page 6751.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 5031.).

  7. Amended pursuant to Joint Rule 23.5.

  8. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5030.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 5071.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 9).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 17).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (April 10).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on W., P. & W.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P. & W. Read second time and amended.

  27. Referred to Coms. on W., P. & W. and E. & R.

  28. Read first time.

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

  30. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hueso · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2609 HUESO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 26 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 532400
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 542600
% of votes cast 68%33%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ma — Yea
Allen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — 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 Nay

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3rd Reading AB2609 Hueso By Vargas

Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211303
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231403
% of votes cast 58%35%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Evans — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 2609 HUESO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 22 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542003
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 552203
% of votes cast 69%28%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Allen — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — 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 Nay

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Do pass.

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
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Campos — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8301
Republican 0100
Total 8401
% of votes cast 62%31%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Fong — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2609 do?
The California Constitution establishes the 5-member Fish and Game Commission, with members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. Existing law requires the commissioners to elect one of their number as president and one as vice president. This bill would modify that election provision to instead require that the commissioners annually elect one of their number as president and one as vice president, by a concurrent vote of at least 3 commissioners. The bill would prohibit a president or vice president from serving more than 2 consecutive years and would prohibit the commission from adopting or enforcing any other policy or regulation that would make a commissioner ineligible to be elected as president or vice president of the commission. The bill would authorize the president or vice president to be removed from these positions by a vote, at any time, of at least 3 commissioners. The bill would require the commission to fill a vacancy in either position at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission, as prescribed. The bill would require the commission to adopt a code of conduct that requires a commissioner to adhere to prescribed principles and, by July 1, 2013, to adopt rules to govern the business practices and processes of the commission. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Governor and the Senate Committee on Rules to consider certain minimum qualifications in selecting, appointing, and confirming commissioners to serve on the commission.
Who sponsors AB 2609?
AB 2609 is sponsored by Hueso.
What is the current status of AB 2609?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
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