California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 8 — Health care.

Last action — Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:45 a.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 46. Noes 31. Page 3180.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 44. Noes 31. Page 3179.)

  7. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 44. Noes 31. Page 3179.)

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  9. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 17. Page 2495.)

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

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 7.) .

  15. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  16. 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.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) .

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

  20. Referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  22. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 32. Page 2071.)

  23. Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Page 2067.).

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 31). Read second time. To third reading.

  25. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  27. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  28. Read second time and amended.

  29. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 24).

  30. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

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

  33. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  35. Referred to Standing Committee on Health.

  36. From printer. May be heard in committee January 4.

  37. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nunez · Primary
  • Perata · Cosponsor
  • Berg · Cosponsor
  • De Leon · Cosponsor
  • Dymally · Cosponsor
  • Jones · Cosponsor
  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Bass · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Eng · Cosponsor
  • Hayashi · Cosponsor
  • Hernandez · Cosponsor
  • Solorio · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Nunez

Co-sponsors (12)

  • Perata
  • Berg
  • De Leon
  • Dymally
  • Jones
  • Alquist
  • Bass
  • DeSaulnier
  • Eng
  • Hayashi
  • Hernandez
  • Solorio

Not signed on (109)

109 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

Assembly 3rd Reading AB8 Nunez By Perata

Passed 23 Yea · 17 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 211701
Total 231701
% of votes cast 56%41%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Hollingsworth — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Kuehl — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB8 NUNEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 50 Yea · 33 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 453201
Republican 1101
Total 503302
% of votes cast 59%39%0%2%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Bass — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Soto — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Huff — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Berg — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
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 Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10700
Total 10700
% of votes cast 59%41%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Battin — Nay
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Florez — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16001
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Battin — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8400
Total 8400
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cox — Nay
Kuehl — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Alquist — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay

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AB8 NUNEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 34 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 453201
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 513401
% of votes cast 59%40%0%1%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Berg — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Levine — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Tran — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — 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
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB8 NUNEZ Assembly Third Reading Amend By NAKANISHI Set #5 Motion to Lay on the Table By BASS

Passed 51 Yea · 34 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 453201
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 513401
% of votes cast 59%40%0%1%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Huff — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
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
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB8 NUNEZ Assembly Third Reading Amend By EMMERSON Set #4 Motion to Lay on the Table By BASS

Passed 51 Yea · 33 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 453102
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 513302
% of votes cast 59%38%0%2%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Huff — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — 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
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB8 NUNEZ Assembly Third Reading Amend By DUVALL Set #3 Motion to Lay on the Table By BASS

Passed 49 Yea · 34 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 433203
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 493403
% of votes cast 57%40%0%3%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Evans — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Berg — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Parra — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Levine — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Tran — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — 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 Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11700
Democratic 1000
Total 12700
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 15 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14400
Republican 1100
Total 15500
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Bass — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gaines — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Ma — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Leon — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 8?
AB 8 is sponsored by Nunez, Perata, Berg, De Leon, Dymally, Jones, Alquist, Bass, DeSaulnier, Eng, Hayashi, Hernandez, and Solorio.
What is the current status of AB 8?
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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