California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 54 — Health care coverage: acupuncture.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 pending.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 25. Page 6043.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 4612.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) .

  9. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) .

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

  12. Referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 27. Page 3862.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 5. Page 3815.) (January 24). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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

  18. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (January 15).

  21. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  23. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  25. From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 29).

  26. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules by unanimous consent.

  27. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance.

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

  29. Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee January 4.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Horton · Cosponsor
  • Dymally · Primary
  • Berg · Cosponsor
  • Laird · Cosponsor
  • Lieber · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Dymally

Co-sponsors (8)

  • Horton
  • Berg
  • Laird
  • Lieber
  • Hancock
  • Huff
  • Ma
  • Yee

Not signed on (113)

113 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 54 DYMALLY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 51 Yea · 26 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472408
Democratic 3001
Republican 1200
Total 512609
% of votes cast 59%30%0%10%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Beall — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Evans — 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 Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB54 Dymally By Yee

Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211404
Democratic 2000
Total 231404
% of votes cast 56%34%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Yee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Romero — Yea
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Machado — Not Voting
Margett — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Vincent — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9600
Total 9600
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Florez — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay

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

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8103
Total 8103
% of votes cast 67%8%0%25%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cox — Nay

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AB 54 DYMALLY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 50 Yea · 28 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452607
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 502807
% of votes cast 59%33%0%8%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Berg — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Maze — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — 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 Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10700
Democratic 1000
Total 11700
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Walters — Nay
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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

Passed 16 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15201
Republican 1100
Total 16301
% of votes cast 80%15%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nakanishi — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Bass — Yea
Ma — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Be referred to Committee on Health.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 54?
AB 54 is sponsored by Horton, Dymally, Berg, Laird, Lieber, Hancock, Huff, Ma, and Yee.
What is the current status of AB 54?
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.
Where can I track AB 54?
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