California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

AB 82 — Vital records: diacritical marks.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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.

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Summary

Existing law prescribes the duties of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics (State Registrar) and local registrars of births and deaths with respect to the registration of certificates of live birth, fetal death, or death, and marriage licenses. Existing law requires the State Registrar to prescribe and furnish all record forms for use in carrying out the provisions governing vital records and prohibits the use of any record form or format other than those prescribed by the State Registrar. Existing law requires every live birth, fetal death, death, and marriage that occurs in the state to be registered with the local registrar. Existing law requires certificates of live birth, fetal death, or death, and a marriage license to include specified information, such as the full name of the child on a certificate of live birth and the full names of the parties to be married on a marriage license. This bill would require the State Registrar to require the use of a diacritical mark on an English letter to be properly recorded, when applicable, on a certificate of live birth, fetal death, or death, and a marriage license and would require the use of a diacritical mark to be deemed an acceptable entry by the State Registrar. The bill would provide that the absence of a diacritical mark on a certificate of live birth, fetal death, or death, or a marriage license does not render the document invalid nor affect any constructive notice imparted by proper recordation of the document. The bill would authorize, if a name is not accurately recorded because of the absence of a diacritical mark on an English letter in any certificate of live birth, fetal death, death, or marriage already registered, the person asserting the omission, or the person's conservator, or if a minor, the person's parent or guardian, to submit a written request to the State Registrar for the issuance of a new certificate of birth, fetal death, death, or marriage stating the changes necessary to make the name correct. The bill would require the State Registrar to review the request and, if the request is accompanied with the payment of a specified fee, to issue a new certificate of live birth, fetal death, death, or marriage with the accurate name identified in the request.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 2. Page 3390.).

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2847.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 2. Page 1950.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 24. Page 1776.)

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 26).

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

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Medina

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

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Votes

AB 82 Medina Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 69 Yea · 2 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50206
Democratic 15000
Republican 4002
Total 69208
% of votes cast 87%3%0%10%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chu — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB82 Medina et al. By Lara

Passed 39 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34100
Democratic 5000
Total 39100
% of votes cast 98%3%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 82 MEDINA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 68 Yea · 2 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50205
Democratic 15001
Republican 3004
Total 682010
% of votes cast 85%3%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Democratic 4001
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 10000
Republican 2000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 82 do?
Existing law prescribes the duties of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics (State Registrar) and local registrars of births and deaths with respect to the registration of certificates of live birth, fetal death, or death, and marriage licenses. Existing law requires the State Registrar to prescribe and furnish all record forms for use in carrying out the provisions governing vital records and prohibits the use of any record form or format other than those prescribed by the State Registrar. Existing law requires every live birth, fetal death, death, and marriage that occurs in the state to be registered with the local registrar. Existing law requires certificates of live birth, fetal death, or death, and a marriage license to include specified information, such as the full name of the child on a certificate of live birth and the full names of the parties to be married on a marriage license. This bill would require the State Registrar to require the use of a diacritical mark on an English letter to be properly recorded, when applicable, on a certificate of live birth, fetal death, or death, and a marriage license and would require the use of a diacritical mark to be deemed an acceptable entry by the State Registrar. The bill would provide that the absence of a diacritical mark on a certificate of live birth, fetal death, or death, or a marriage license does not render the document invalid nor affect any constructive notice imparted by proper recordation of the document. The bill would authorize, if a name is not accurately recorded because of the absence of a diacritical mark on an English letter in any certificate of live birth, fetal death, death, or marriage already registered, the person asserting the omission, or the person's conservator, or if a minor, the person's parent or guardian, to submit a written request to the State Registrar for the issuance of a new certificate of birth, fetal death, death, or marriage stating the changes necessary to make the name correct. The bill would require the State Registrar to review the request and, if the request is accompanied with the payment of a specified fee, to issue a new certificate of live birth, fetal death, death, or marriage with the accurate name identified in the request.
Who sponsors AB 82?
AB 82 is sponsored by Limón, Monique (Democratic), McCarty, Medina, O'Donnell, and Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 82?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 82?
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