California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2040 — High school exit examination.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 666, 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 15, 2008. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 666, Statutes of 2008.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 6593.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 5035.)

  7. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) .

  9. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  10. 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.

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) .

  12. Place on Standing Committee on Education suspense file.

  13. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 5366.)

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 22). 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 7. Noes 2.) (April 16).

  19. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nunez · Primary
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Silva · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Nunez

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Brownley
  • Hancock
  • Romero
  • Silva

Not signed on (117)

117 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 2040 NUNEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 611404
Democratic 4000
Republican 2100
Total 671504
% of votes cast 78%17%0%5%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2040 Nunez By Romero

Passed 27 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251202
Democratic 2000
Total 271202
% of votes cast 66%29%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Vincent — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10500
Total 10500
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Florez — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Florez — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Yea

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AB 2040 NUNEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 21 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 571903
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 622103
% of votes cast 72%24%0%3%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Aghazarian — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Houston — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Huff — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Furutani — 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
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
Eng — Yea
Berg — Yea
Huffman — Yea
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Nay
Leno — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7201
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
Nakanishi — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Coto — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 2040?
AB 2040 is sponsored by Nunez, Brownley, Hancock, Romero, and Silva.
What is the current status of AB 2040?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2008. Enacted.
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