California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1944 — Physicians and surgeons: health care districts.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  4. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) .

  5. Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development and Standing Committee on Health.

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

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 8. Page 5134.)

  8. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5045.).

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (April 29).

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 1).

  15. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection.

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

  17. Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection and Standing Committee on Health.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Berg · Cosponsor
  • Dymally · Cosponsor
  • Laird · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Swanson · Primary
  • Wiggins · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Swanson

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Berg
  • Dymally
  • Laird
  • Portantino
  • Salas
  • Hancock
  • Wiggins

Not signed on (114)

114 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

Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Total 10002
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cox — Yea

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Do pass.

Failed 6 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6501
Total 6501
% of votes cast 50%42%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Kuehl — Nay
Alquist — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Cox — Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 4301
Total 5301
% of votes cast 56%33%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Harman — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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AB 1944 SWANSON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 8 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64807
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 71807
% of votes cast 83%9%0%8%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Eng — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Keene — Yea
La — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Maze — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Dymally — Not Voting
Karnette — Not Voting
Nunez — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Bass — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14400
Republican 2000
Total 16400
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
La — Yea
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nakanishi — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Ma — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 1944?
AB 1944 is sponsored by Berg, Dymally, Laird, Portantino, Salas, Hancock, Swanson, and Wiggins.
What is the current status of AB 1944?
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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