California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2959 — Elections: voter-requested recounts.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 11:15 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6085.)

  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 37. Noes 0. Page 4641.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) .

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., R. & C.A.

  11. Referred to Com. on E., R. & C.A.

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5060.)

  14. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 30).

  16. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  19. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  20. Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brownley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Brownley

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

AB 2959 BROWNLEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72007
Republican 3000
Democratic 3001
Total 78008
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bass — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Special Consent #32 AB2959 Brownley

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36003
Democratic 2000
Total 38003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Battin — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2959 BROWNLEY Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72007
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 79007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Tran — Yea
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Huff — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Nunez — Not Voting
Villines — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
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

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 17001
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
La — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Furutani — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 2959?
AB 2959 is sponsored by Brownley.
What is the current status of AB 2959?
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.
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