California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 491 — California Civil Liberties Public Education Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 292, Statutes of 2017.

  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 13, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Civil Liberties Public Education Act establishes a grant program, administered by the State Librarian, for the stated purpose of sponsoring educational activities and the development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry will be remembered and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood. The act requires the State Librarian to select as grant recipients applicants who meet certain criteria, and the act lists criteria that grant applicants are encouraged to meet. The act provides a list of entities that are eligible to apply for a grant. The act provides that funding for the grant program is subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other measure. This bill would revise the act to, among other things, expand the scope of the grant program to include content linking the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry with current civil liberties challenges, as specified. The bill would revise the criteria that a project is required to meet, and criteria that applicants are encouraged to meet, in order to be awarded a grant. The bill would also revise the list of the entities that are eligible to apply for a grant. This bill would establish an advisory committee, as specified, to evaluate and make recommendations to the State Librarian based on grant applications. This bill would require the State Librarian to submit a specified report to the Legislature and the Governor.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 292, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 11. Page 3286.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Page 3254.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 2685.).

  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 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  15. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1894.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22).

  24. Referred to Com. on ED.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 491 MURATSUCHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 62 Yea · 11 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46705
Democratic 15000
Republican 1401
Total 621106
% of votes cast 78%14%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chu — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — 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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB491 Muratsuchi By Pan

Passed 28 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231002
Democratic 5000
Total 281002
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Cannella — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
De León — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
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 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Beall — Yea
Lara — 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
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 491 MURATSUCHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52005
Democratic 16000
Republican 5002
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Gloria — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
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 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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Democratic 5000
Republican 0001
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 491 do?
The California Civil Liberties Public Education Act establishes a grant program, administered by the State Librarian, for the stated purpose of sponsoring educational activities and the development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry will be remembered and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood. The act requires the State Librarian to select as grant recipients applicants who meet certain criteria, and the act lists criteria that grant applicants are encouraged to meet. The act provides a list of entities that are eligible to apply for a grant. The act provides that funding for the grant program is subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other measure. This bill would revise the act to, among other things, expand the scope of the grant program to include content linking the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry with current civil liberties challenges, as specified. The bill would revise the criteria that a project is required to meet, and criteria that applicants are encouraged to meet, in order to be awarded a grant. The bill would also revise the list of the entities that are eligible to apply for a grant. This bill would establish an advisory committee, as specified, to evaluate and make recommendations to the State Librarian based on grant applications. This bill would require the State Librarian to submit a specified report to the Legislature and the Governor.
Who sponsors AB 491?
AB 491 is sponsored by Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 491?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 491?
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