California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 44 — Absentee voters: ballot materials.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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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.

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Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 3341.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 2269.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  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. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) .

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

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

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 12. Page 1568.)

  16. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1522.).

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 9).

  19. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  22. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  24. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  26. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  27. Read second time and amended.

  28. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (March 27).

  29. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

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

  31. Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting.

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

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Krekorian · Cosponsor
  • Mendoza · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mendoza

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Beall
  • Jeffries
  • Krekorian

Not signed on (118)

118 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 44 Mendoza Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 57 Yea · 25 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522402
Democratic 4000
Republican 1101
Total 572503
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Soto — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Nay
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
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 Not Voting

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB44 Mendoza By Calderon

Passed 25 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 231303
Total 251303
% of votes cast 61%32%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Harman — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Perata — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 44 MENDOZA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 601303
Democratic 5001
Republican 2100
Total 671404
% of votes cast 79%16%0%5%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Charles — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Nay
Dymally — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gaines — Nay
Houston — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Silva — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 12700
Total 13700
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 44?
AB 44 is sponsored by Beall, Jeffries, Krekorian, and Mendoza.
What is the current status of AB 44?
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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