California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 859 — Civil procedure: service of process.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 15, Statutes of 2007.

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  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 22, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 15, Statutes of 2007.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2154.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1132.)

  7. Read second time, amended, and to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

  9. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  11. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1074.)

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  15. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  17. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Plescia · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Plescia

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 859 PLESCIA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72006
Democratic 3002
Republican 2001
Total 77009
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Leon — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Blakeslee — 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
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Evans — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
DeVore — Yea
Galgiani — 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
Richardson, Laura Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Consent Calendar 2nd AB859 Plescia

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 3000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Battin — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Ackerman — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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AB 859 PLESCIA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68008
Democratic 6000
Republican 3000
Total 77008
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Aghazarian — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Berg — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Charles — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Karnette — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Malfa — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Huffman — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Keene — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Adams — Yea
Tran — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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