California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 147 — Postsecondary education: animal research.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 551, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes a state policy that no adoptable animal should be euthanized if it can be adopted into a suitable home. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to prescribe rules under which approval shall be granted to persons who wish to keep or use animals for diagnostic purposes, education, or research. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to make, promulgate, modify, amend, or rescind reasonable rules and regulations relating to the use of animals in diagnostic procedures and medical research. A person who violates these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. Under existing law, the segments of postsecondary education in this state include the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education, as defined. This bill would require a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges, or an independent institution of higher education, as defined, or an employee or student thereof, that confines dogs or cats for science or research purposes, if the institution assesses the health of an animal and determines, after the completion of any testing or research, that the animal is suitable for adoption, the animal's destruction is not required, and the animal is no longer needed, and if the institution's existing procedures for adopting the animal do not result in an adoption, to offer the dog or cat to an animal adoption organization or animal rescue organization, as defined, prior to euthanizing the animal. The bill would not apply to animals suffering from a serious illness or severe injury, or to newborn animals that need maternal care and have been impounded without their mothers.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 551, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 2602.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2109.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 17).

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 850.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 25).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Dababneh · Primary
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Linder · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Dababneh

Co-sponsors (8)

  • Bloom
  • Leno
  • Linder
  • Mullin
  • Waldron
  • Wilk
  • Williams
  • Bonta, Mia Democratic

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 147 DABABNEH Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69101
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 78101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Harper — Nay
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB147 Dababneh By Leno

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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AB 147 DABABNEH Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67102
Democratic 3001
Republican 6000
Total 76103
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Harper — Nay
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chang — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 11 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10101
Democratic 1000
Total 11101
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 147 do?
Existing law establishes a state policy that no adoptable animal should be euthanized if it can be adopted into a suitable home. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to prescribe rules under which approval shall be granted to persons who wish to keep or use animals for diagnostic purposes, education, or research. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to make, promulgate, modify, amend, or rescind reasonable rules and regulations relating to the use of animals in diagnostic procedures and medical research. A person who violates these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. Under existing law, the segments of postsecondary education in this state include the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education, as defined. This bill would require a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges, or an independent institution of higher education, as defined, or an employee or student thereof, that confines dogs or cats for science or research purposes, if the institution assesses the health of an animal and determines, after the completion of any testing or research, that the animal is suitable for adoption, the animal's destruction is not required, and the animal is no longer needed, and if the institution's existing procedures for adopting the animal do not result in an adoption, to offer the dog or cat to an animal adoption organization or animal rescue organization, as defined, prior to euthanizing the animal. The bill would not apply to animals suffering from a serious illness or severe injury, or to newborn animals that need maternal care and have been impounded without their mothers.
Who sponsors AB 147?
AB 147 is sponsored by Bloom, Dababneh, Leno, Linder, Mullin, Waldron, Wilk, Williams, and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 147?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 147?
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