California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 981 — Health care coverage: noncontracting emergency physician claims.

Last action — Veto sustained.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  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. Veto sustained.

  2. Died on file.

  3. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  4. Vetoed by Governor.

  5. Enrolled. To Governor at 5 p.m.

  6. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 21. Noes 17. Page 5535.) To enrollment.

  7. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 5538.)

  8. From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Health pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 5524.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

  9. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  10. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 42. Noes 26. Page 6882.) To Senate.

  12. (Corrected August 27.)

  13. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 47. Noes 29. Page 6795.) To third reading.

  14. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 43. Noes 28. Page 6537.) To third reading.

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.)

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

  18. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  19. Joint Rule 62(a) file notice (Standing Committee on Appropriations) suspended. (Page 6177.).

  20. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 6177.)

  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

  22. Hearing postponed by committee.

  23. Hearing postponed by committee.

  24. (Corrected June 19.)

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health.

  26. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health and Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  27. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 45. Noes 30. Page 3118.) To third reading.

  28. Reconsideration granted. (Page 2895.)

  29. Motion to reconsider continued to September 4.

  30. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member DeSaulnier.

  31. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 34. Noes 36. Page 2725.)

  32. Read second time. To third reading.

  33. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  34. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.)

  35. To Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development.

  36. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  37. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 1127.) To Assembly.

  38. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  39. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 519.)

  40. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  41. Set for hearing April 10.

  42. Hearing postponed by committee.

  43. Set for hearing March 27.

  44. To Standing Committee on Judiciary.

  45. Read first time.

  46. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  47. Introduced. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Perata · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Perata

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB981 Perata

Passed 22 Yea · 17 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211602
Democratic 1100
Total 221702
% of votes cast 54%41%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Battin — Nay
Florez — Nay
Yee — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Vincent — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 981 Perata Senate Third Reading By JONES

Passed 44 Yea · 27 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4025014
Democratic 3001
Republican 1200
Total 4427015
% of votes cast 51%31%0%17%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Berg — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hancock — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Nakanishi — Not Voting
Nunez — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Spitzer — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Emmerson — Not Voting
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Furutani — Yea
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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SB 981 Perata Senate Third Reading By JONES Amend By DE SAULNIER Set #1

Passed 51 Yea · 30 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 462805
Republican 1200
Total 513005
% of votes cast 59%35%0%6%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Spitzer — Nay
Garcia — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — 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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SB 981 Perata Senate Third Reading By JONES Amendment Set #1

Passed 46 Yea · 29 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3001
Unaffiliated 4227010
Republican 1200
Total 4629011
% of votes cast 53%34%0%13%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Berg — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Tran — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Dymally — Not Voting
Garcia — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
Torrico — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11502
Total 12502
% of votes cast 63%26%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Nava — Yea
Walters — Nay
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 10 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9206
Republican 1100
Total 10306
% of votes cast 53%16%0%32%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Salas — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Dymally — Not Voting
Nakanishi — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 981 Padilla Senate Third Reading By DE SAULNIER Amendment Set #1

Passed 49 Yea · 32 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 443103
Democratic 4000
Republican 1101
Total 493204
% of votes cast 58%38%0%5%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Evans — Yea
Charles — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Soto — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Salas — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Maze — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Huff — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Silva — Nay
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Nay
Cook — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
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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SB 981 Padilla Senate Third Reading By DE SAULNIER

Failed 36 Yea · 39 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 333609
Republican 1101
Democratic 2201
Total 3639011
% of votes cast 42%45%0%13%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Charles — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Parra — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Berg — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Ma — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Nay
Price — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5300
Total 5300
% of votes cast 63%38%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Saldana — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Bass — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Swanson — Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB981 Padilla

Passed 22 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211403
Democratic 1101
Total 221504
% of votes cast 54%37%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Florez — Yea
Harman — Nay
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Runner — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 3 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Total 3200
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Kuehl — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Harman — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Corbett — Yea

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Subjects

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SB 981 is sponsored by Perata.
What is the current status of SB 981?
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