California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 608 — State contracting: small business preference.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.

  5. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2609.)

  7. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2494.)

  8. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.

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

  10. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 4.) .

  13. Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 1877.)

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

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  18. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 17).

  19. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Read second time and amended.

  21. Referred to Standing Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy.

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

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • De La Torre · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • De La Torre

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 AB608 De La Torre By Calderon

Passed 25 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231501
Democratic 2000
Total 251501
% of votes cast 61%37%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Ackerman — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Battin — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Cox — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic 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
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Battin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea

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

Passed 6 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6400
Total 6400
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Battin — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea

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AB 608 DE LA TORRE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 32 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462902
Democratic 5100
Republican 1200
Total 523202
% of votes cast 60%37%0%2%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leno — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Berryhill — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Tran — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Nay
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
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11700
Total 12700
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 608?
AB 608 is sponsored by De La Torre.
What is the current status of AB 608?
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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