California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 55 — Referral fees: information technology and training services.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2008.

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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 December 04, 2006. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2008.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6252.)

  5. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 5).

  6. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4681.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) .

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development.

  15. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development.

  16. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) .

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

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

  19. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  23. Referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  25. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 1783.)

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 31). Read second time. To third reading.

  27. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  28. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (March 6).

  29. Referred to Standing Committee on Health.

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

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Laird · Primary
  • Aanestad · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Laird

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Aanestad

Not signed on (120)

120 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 55 LAIRD Concurrence- Urgency Added

Passed 83 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76003
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 83003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Leon — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — 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
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — 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 Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 1001
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB55 Laird Urgency Clause

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33006
Democratic 1001
Total 34007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Battin — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9003
Total 9003
% of votes cast 75%0%0%25%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Kuehl — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Yea

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AB 55 DYMALLY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 32 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 453002
Democratic 6000
Republican 1200
Total 523202
% of votes cast 60%37%0%2%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Berryhill — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Gaines — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Leon — Yea
Fuller — Nay
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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 11700
Total 12700
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 15 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13301
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 15401
% of votes cast 75%20%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Berg — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gaines — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bass — Yea
Huff — Nay
Ma — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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