AB 501 is sponsored by Dymally, Hancock, and Swanson.

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California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 501 — Pharmaceutical devices.

Last action September 27, 2008 — Vetoed by Governor.

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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Enrolled 08/15/08 - Enrolled Current pdf August 15, 2008
Amended 06/19/08 - Amended Senate pdf June 19, 2008
Amended 06/11/08 - Amended Senate pdf June 11, 2008
Amended 05/06/08 - Amended Senate pdf May 06, 2008
Amended 03/13/08 - Amended Senate pdf March 13, 2008
Amended 01/29/08 - Amended Assembly pdf January 29, 2008
Amended 01/09/08 - Amended Assembly pdf January 09, 2008
Amended 01/07/08 - Amended Assembly pdf January 07, 2008
Amended 06/21/07 - Amended Assembly pdf June 21, 2007
Amended 04/30/07 - Amended Assembly pdf April 30, 2007
Introduced 02/20/07 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2007
AB501 View text html

Action History

September 27, 2008
Vetoed by Governor.
September 16, 2008
Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
August 13, 2008
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 41. Noes 33. Page 6461.)
July 14, 2008
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
July 14, 2008
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 4703.)
June 30, 2008
Read second time. To third reading.
June 26, 2008
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) .
June 19, 2008
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.
June 11, 2008
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.
June 11, 2008
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
May 06, 2008
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.
March 13, 2008
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.
February 07, 2008
Referred to Standing Committee on Health.
January 30, 2008
In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.
January 29, 2008
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 27. Page 3871.)
January 29, 2008
Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended.
January 29, 2008
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 3855.).
January 17, 2008
Read second time. To third reading.
January 16, 2008
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) (January 15).
January 10, 2008
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.
January 09, 2008
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended.
January 08, 2008
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.
January 07, 2008
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended.
June 25, 2007
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.
June 21, 2007
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended.
May 08, 2007
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
May 01, 2007
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
May 01, 2007
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.
April 30, 2007
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended.
March 22, 2007
Referred to Standing Committee on Health.
February 21, 2007
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
February 20, 2007
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Swanson

Co-sponsors (2)

Dymally
Hancock

Not signed on (119)

119 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 501 SWANSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

August 13, 2008

Passed 44 Yea · 35 Nay · 7 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	1	0	0
Unaffiliated	40	32	0	7
Republican	1	2	0	0
Total	44	35	0	7
% of votes cast	51%	41%	0%	8%

How each member voted (86)

Member	Party	Vote
Berg	—	Yea
Beall	—	Yea
Brownley	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
La	—	Yea
Torre	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
Eng	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Saldana	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Cook	—	Nay
Aghazarian	—	Nay
Duvall	—	Nay
Feuer	—	Yea
Charles	—	Nay
Fuentes	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Yea
Galgiani	—	Not Voting
Garcia	—	Nay
Horton	—	Nay
Keene	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Maze	—	Nay
Nakanishi	—	Nay
Parra	—	Nay
Plescia	—	Nay
Salas	—	Nay
Spitzer	—	Nay
Hancock	—	Yea
Sharon	—	Not Voting
Runner	—	Not Voting
Soto	—	Not Voting
Mendoza	—	Not Voting
Houston	—	Not Voting
Bass	—	Yea
Benoit	—	Nay
Hayashi	—	Yea
Huff	—	Nay
Huffman	—	Yea
Krekorian	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Ma	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Nava	—	Yea
Ruskin	—	Yea
Silva	—	Nay
Solorio	—	Nay
Swanson	—	Yea
Tran	—	Nay
Villines	—	Nay
Wolk	—	Yea
Adams	—	Nay
Anderson	—	Nay
Blakeslee	—	Not Voting
Hernandez	—	Yea
Jeffries	—	Nay
Levine	—	Yea
Lieu	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Smyth	—	Nay
Torrico	—	Yea
Walters	—	Nay
Emmerson	—	Nay
Coto	—	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	Nay
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 AB501 Swanson By Kuehl

July 14, 2008

Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	22	14	0	3
Democratic	1	0	0	1
Total	23	14	0	4
% of votes cast	56%	34%	0%	10%

How each member voted (41)

Member	Party	Vote
Wyland	—	Nay
Kuehl	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Machado	—	Yea
Migden	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Perata	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Cedillo	—	Yea
Ackerman	—	Nay
Battin	—	Nay
Florez	—	Yea
Hollingsworth	—	Nay
Margett	—	Nay
McClintock	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Cogdill	—	Nay
Vincent	—	Not Voting
Corbett	—	Yea
Ducheny	—	Not Voting
Dutton	—	Nay
McLeod	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Alquist	—	Yea
Ashburn	—	Not Voting
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Nay
Harman	—	Nay
Kehoe	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Nay
Correa	—	Yea
Cox	—	Nay
Denham	—	Nay
Yee	—	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Not Voting

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Do pass.

June 25, 2008

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	3	0	2
Total	7	3	0	2
% of votes cast	58%	25%	0%	17%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Wyland	—	Not Voting
Kuehl	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Yee	—	Not Voting
McLeod	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Nay
Alquist	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Nay
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Cedillo	—	Yea
Cox	—	Nay

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AB 501 SWANSON Assembly Third Reading

January 29, 2008

Passed 49 Yea · 28 Nay · 8 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	44	26	0	8
Democratic	4	0	0	0
Republican	1	2	0	0
Total	49	28	0	8
% of votes cast	58%	33%	0%	9%

How each member voted (85)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Parra	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Salas	—	Yea
Saldana	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Aghazarian	—	Nay
Garrick	—	Nay
Houston	—	Nay
Keene	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Maze	—	Nay
Nakanishi	—	Nay
Plescia	—	Nay
Spitzer	—	Nay
Cook	—	Nay
Garcia	—	Not Voting
Horton	—	Not Voting
Sharon	—	Not Voting
Runner	—	Not Voting
Soto	—	Not Voting
Duvall	—	Nay
Huff	—	Nay
Leno	—	Yea
Levine	—	Yea
Ma	—	Yea
Mendoza	—	Yea
Nava	—	Yea
Ruskin	—	Yea
Silva	—	Nay
Smyth	—	Nay
Swanson	—	Yea
Tran	—	Nay
Villines	—	Nay
Wolk	—	Not Voting
Carter	—	Yea
Coto	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Berg	—	Yea
Charles	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
La	—	Yea
Torre	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
Galgiani	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
Bass	—	Yea
Blakeslee	—	Yea
Hayashi	—	Yea
Hernandez	—	Yea
Krekorian	—	Yea
Adams	—	Not Voting
Anderson	—	Nay
Beall	—	Yea
Benoit	—	Nay
Brownley	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Yea
Jeffries	—	Nay
Lieu	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Not Voting
Price	—	Yea
Solorio	—	Yea
Torrico	—	Yea
Walters	—	Nay
Emmerson	—	Nay
Eng	—	Yea
Feuer	—	Yea
Evans	—	Yea
DeSaulnier	—	Yea
DeVore	—	Nay
Fuller	—	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	Nay

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Do pass.

January 15, 2008

Passed 10 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	9	5	0	4
Republican	1	1	0	0
Total	10	6	0	4
% of votes cast	50%	30%	0%	20%

How each member voted (20)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Hayashi	—	Not Voting
Huff	—	Nay
Berg	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Salas	—	Yea
Nakanishi	—	Nay
De	—	Not Voting
La	—	Not Voting
Torre	—	Not Voting
Bass	—	Yea
Hernandez	—	Yea
Ma	—	Nay
Emmerson	—	Nay
Beth Gaines	—	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 501?: AB 501 is sponsored by Dymally, Hancock, and Swanson.
What is the current status of AB 501?: 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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At a glance

Identifier: AB 501
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2007-2008 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 20, 2007
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Swanson

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