California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 541 — Liability: genetically engineered plants.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 424, Statutes of 2008.

  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 21, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 424, Statutes of 2008.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 7005.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 5398.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  14. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) .

  15. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  16. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) .

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

  18. Referred to Standing Committee on Agriculture and Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  20. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 21. Page 3853.)

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5. Page 3814.) (January 24). Read second time. To third reading.

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (January 16).

  25. In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.

  26. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Agriculture.

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

  28. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Agriculture.

  29. Read second time and amended.

  30. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Agriculture (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 10).

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

  32. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary and Standing Committee on Agriculture.

  33. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  34. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Berg · Cosponsor
  • Lieber · Cosponsor
  • Migden · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Coto · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Primary
  • Krekorian · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Huffman

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Berg
  • Lieber
  • Migden
  • Beall
  • Coto
  • DeSaulnier
  • Krekorian

Not signed on (114)

114 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 541 Huffman Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 81 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74005
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 81005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB541 Huffman By Maldonado

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231402
Democratic 1001
Total 241403
% of votes cast 59%34%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Scott — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

AB 541 HUFFMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 22 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512106
Democratic 4000
Republican 2100
Total 572206
% of votes cast 67%26%0%7%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Aghazarian — Yea
Carter — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 10700
Total 11700
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

environment agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 541?
AB 541 is sponsored by Berg, Lieber, Migden, Beall, Coto, DeSaulnier, Huffman, and Krekorian.
What is the current status of AB 541?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2007. Enacted.
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