California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2279 — Medical marijuana: qualified patients and primary caregivers: employment discrimination.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 41. Noes 34. Page 7031.)

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 5184.)

  6. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) .

  8. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  10. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 35. Page 5450.)

  11. (Ayes 42. Noes 29. Page 5216.)

  12. Action rescinded and record expunged whereby the bill was read third time and whereby a final roll call vote was taken.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.

  15. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  16. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 17).

  18. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 8).

  21. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  23. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  24. Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary and Standing Committee on Labor and Employment.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Saldana · Cosponsor
  • Berg · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Leno

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Saldana
  • Berg
  • Hancock

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 2279 Leno Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 45 Yea · 35 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 413206
Democratic 3100
Republican 1200
Total 453506
% of votes cast 52%41%0%7%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Cook — Nay
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Coto — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Portantino — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Huff — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Nay
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Carter — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2279 Leno By Romero

Passed 22 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211503
Democratic 1001
Total 221504
% of votes cast 54%37%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Yee — Yea
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Machado — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa 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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AB 2279 LENO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 45 Yea · 37 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 413404
Democratic 3100
Republican 1200
Total 453704
% of votes cast 52%43%0%5%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Aghazarian — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Nay
Adams — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Cook — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 2279?
AB 2279 is sponsored by Saldana, Berg, Hancock, and Leno.
What is the current status of AB 2279?
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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