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AB 1183 — Vessel operator: definition.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 109, Statutes of 2019.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2019. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Existing law regulates vessels, as defined, and the equipment used, to be used, or carried in vessels used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of this state, except as provided. For these purposes, existing law defines an "operator" to mean the person on board who is steering the vessel while underway. This bill would revise that definition of "operator" to mean the person aboard a vessel who meets any of the following: (1) is steering the vessel while underway; (2) is responsible for the operation of the vessel while underway; or (3) is at least 18 years of age and is attentive and supervising the operation of the vessel by a person 12, 13, 14, or 15 years of age, pursuant to a specified provision. By changing the definition of operator to include additional persons who may, as operators, be subject to criminal liability, the bill would expand the definition of a crime, and thus would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 07/12/19 - Chaptered Current pdf July 12, 2019
- Enrolled 07/03/19 - Enrolled pdf July 03, 2019
- Amended 04/30/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 30, 2019
- Introduced 02/21/19 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2019
- AB1183 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 109, Statutes of 2019.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1879.).
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1522.)
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- James C. Ramos · Primary
- Obernolte · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Ramos, James C. Democratic
Co-sponsors (1)
- Obernolte
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Borgeas | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Not Voting |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Not Voting |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Diep | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Cunningham | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Voepel | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Kamlager-Dove | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Gloria | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Kiley | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Not Voting |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | 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 |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Diep | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Cunningham | — | Yea |
| Diep | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 1183 do?
- Existing law regulates vessels, as defined, and the equipment used, to be used, or carried in vessels used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of this state, except as provided. For these purposes, existing law defines an "operator" to mean the person on board who is steering the vessel while underway. This bill would revise that definition of "operator" to mean the person aboard a vessel who meets any of the following: (1) is steering the vessel while underway; (2) is responsible for the operation of the vessel while underway; or (3) is at least 18 years of age and is attentive and supervising the operation of the vessel by a person 12, 13, 14, or 15 years of age, pursuant to a specified provision. By changing the definition of operator to include additional persons who may, as operators, be subject to criminal liability, the bill would expand the definition of a crime, and thus would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Who sponsors AB 1183?
- AB 1183 is sponsored by Ramos, James C. (Democratic) and Obernolte.
- What is the current status of AB 1183?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2019. Enacted.
- Where can I track AB 1183?
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