California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2939 — Building standards: green buildings: local variances.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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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 2007-2008 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 44. Noes 32. Page 7150.)

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 18. Page 5483.)

  6. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5409.)

  7. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Lowenthal.

  8. Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 15. Noes 20. Page 5409.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  14. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) .

  16. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) .

  17. Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing and Standing Committee on Environmental Quality.

  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 33. Page 5586.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (May 28).

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  23. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.

  24. Read second time. To third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 30).

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 14).

  27. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 9).

  28. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  29. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

  30. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Read second time and amended.

  31. Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection and Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

  32. Read first time.

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

  34. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Laird · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Primary
  • Lieu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hancock

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Laird
  • Lieu

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2939 HANCOCK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 48 Yea · 33 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 433105
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 483305
% of votes cast 56%38%0%6%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Berg — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Charles — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Galgiani — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Parra — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Levine — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2939 Hancock By Lowenthal

Passed 22 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201900
Democratic 2000
Total 221900
% of votes cast 54%46%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Migden — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Romero — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Machado — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Dutton — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2939 Hancock By Lowenthal

Failed 15 Yea · 21 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 142104
Democratic 1001
Total 152105
% of votes cast 37%51%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Battin — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Florez — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Not Voting
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Migden — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Machado — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2939 Hancock Reconsider

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38001
Democratic 2000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Environmental Quality.

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8203
Total 8203
% of votes cast 62%15%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
McClintock — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea

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AB 2939 HANCOCK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 35 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 433303
Democratic 2002
Republican 1200
Total 463505
% of votes cast 53%41%0%6%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Berg — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Cook — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Parra — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Houston — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Silva — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5102
Democratic 1000
Total 6102
% of votes cast 67%11%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
DeSaulnier — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Houston — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 10701
Total 11701
% of votes cast 58%37%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Krekorian — Not Voting
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Furutani — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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AB 2939 is sponsored by Laird, Hancock, and Lieu.
What is the current status of AB 2939?
This bill died with 2007-2008 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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