California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 679 — Public education: independent study and alternative accountability systems.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2007-2008 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  5. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  7. To Standing Committee on Education.

  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 1271.) To Assembly.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 6. Page 1219.) Read second time. To third reading.

  11. Set for hearing May 31.

  12. Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  14. Set for hearing May 21.

  15. Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. Set for hearing May 14.

  17. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Set for hearing May 7.

  19. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 771.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  20. Set for hearing April 26.

  21. Placed on Standing Committee on Education suspense file.

  22. Set for hearing April 25.

  23. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules.

  25. To Standing Committee on Rules.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 26.

  28. Introduced. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Romero · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Romero

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

Senate 3rd Reading SB679 Romero

Passed 27 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241301
Democratic 3000
Total 271301
% of votes cast 66%32%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Battin — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10601
Total 10601
% of votes cast 59%35%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Nay
Battin — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Cedillo — 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
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Battin — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Cox — Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 679?
SB 679 is sponsored by Romero.
What is the current status of SB 679?
This bill died with 2007-2008 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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