California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 478 — Vehicles: bicycle safety.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232, 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 20, 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232, Statutes of 2007.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 7:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 7. Page 3005.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2997.)

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

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 2302.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  11. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) .

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

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

  15. Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing.

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

  17. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 7. Page 1306.)

  18. Read second time. To third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (April 18).

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 26).

  21. Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation.

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

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

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 478 WOLK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69702
Democratic 4000
Republican 1101
Total 74803
% of votes cast 87%9%0%4%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Berg — Yea
Eng — Yea
Charles — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Bass — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Soto — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
Nunez — Yea
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Plescia — Nay
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Huff — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB478 Wolk By Torlakson

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26904
Democratic 2000
Total 28904
% of votes cast 68%22%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Correa — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Battin — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Perata — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8102
Total 8102
% of votes cast 73%9%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
McClintock — Nay
Dutton — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Torlakson — Yea

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AB 478 WOLK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 8 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64705
Democratic 5001
Republican 2100
Total 71806
% of votes cast 84%9%0%7%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Berg — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Keene — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Maze — Nay
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Spitzer — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
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 Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 15200
Total 16200
% of votes cast 89%11%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Karnette — Yea
Nakanishi — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nava — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Emmerson — 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 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Huff — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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