California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2194 — Corporations for prevention of cruelty to animals: humane officers: criminal history.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 143, Statutes of 2012.

  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 23, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the formation of corporations for the prevention of cruelty to animals under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law. Existing law provides for the appointment of humane officers to a humane society or a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Under existing law, a humane officer may, among other things, exercise the powers of a peace officer in order to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty on an animal and make arrests for penal violations relating to or affecting animals, as specified. Existing law requires a humane society or a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals seeking confirmation of a humane officer's appointment to, among other requirements, submit fingerprint images to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining a state summary criminal history regarding the officer, as specified. This bill would also require that these fingerprint images be used to obtain federal summary criminal history information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) . The bill would require the Department of Justice to forward the request to the FBI, review the information returned from the FBI, compile a fitness determination regarding the humane officer, and disseminate that fitness determination to the humane society or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 143, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:20 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4225.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  12. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4676.).

  13. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  14. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #14 AB2194 Beth Gaines

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
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — 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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AB 2194 GAINES Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70007
Republican 1001
Democratic 1000
Total 72008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Conway — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2194 do?
Existing law authorizes the formation of corporations for the prevention of cruelty to animals under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law. Existing law provides for the appointment of humane officers to a humane society or a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Under existing law, a humane officer may, among other things, exercise the powers of a peace officer in order to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty on an animal and make arrests for penal violations relating to or affecting animals, as specified. Existing law requires a humane society or a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals seeking confirmation of a humane officer's appointment to, among other requirements, submit fingerprint images to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining a state summary criminal history regarding the officer, as specified. This bill would also require that these fingerprint images be used to obtain federal summary criminal history information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) . The bill would require the Department of Justice to forward the request to the FBI, review the information returned from the FBI, compile a fitness determination regarding the humane officer, and disseminate that fitness determination to the humane society or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 2194?
AB 2194 is sponsored by Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 2194?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2194?
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