California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2159 — Education finance: Funding and Accountability Commission for Transparency and Simplicity.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

  2. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules.

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

  4. Place on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  5. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) .

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

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

  8. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  10. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 2. Page 5509.)

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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

  14. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  15. Read second time and amended.

  16. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 2).

  17. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  19. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

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

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brownley · Primary
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Solorio · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Brownley

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Hancock
  • Solorio

Not signed on (119)

119 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

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Ashburn — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cox — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2159 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 3 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68308
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 75308
% of votes cast 87%3%0%9%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cook — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Huff — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
La — Nay
Houston — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
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 Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12600
Democratic 1000
Total 13600
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Berg — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
La — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

finance education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 2159?
AB 2159 is sponsored by Brownley, Hancock, and Solorio.
What is the current status of AB 2159?
This bill died with 2007-2008 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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