California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 554 — Public employees: benefits.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 318, Statutes of 2007.

  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 72% · 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 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 318, Statutes of 2007.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 47. Noes 31. Page 3142.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 2372.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) .

  9. 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.

  10. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) .

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

  13. Referred to Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement.

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 32. Page 1876.)

  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 5. Noes 0.) (March 28).

  19. Referred to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security.

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

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hernandez · Primary
  • Ridley-Thomas · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hernandez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Ridley-Thomas

Not signed on (120)

120 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 554 HERNANDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 51 Yea · 33 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 463200
Republican 1101
Total 513301
% of votes cast 60%39%0%1%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Bass — Yea
Carter — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Soto — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Spitzer — Nay
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Garrick — 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 Not Voting

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB554 Hernandez By Ridley-Thomas

Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201405
Democratic 2000
Total 221405
% of votes cast 54%34%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Battin — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Perata — Not Voting
Scott — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10502
Total 10502
% of votes cast 59%29%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Battin — Nay
Runner — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Florez — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Battin — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Cox — Yea
Yee — Yea

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AB 554 HERNANDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 34 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 453101
Democratic 5100
Republican 1200
Total 513401
% of votes cast 59%40%0%1%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Berg — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
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
Huffman — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Nay
Leno — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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