California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 354 — Cremation: pacemakers.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 7055.)

  4. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  5. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 7009.)

  6. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 5403.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

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 Withdrawn from committee.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

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

  12. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From inactive file. To second reading.

  17. To inactive file on motion of Senator Perata.

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

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 7.) .

  20. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) .

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

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

  25. Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and Standing Committee on Public Safety.

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

  27. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 31. Page 1568.)

  28. Read second time. To third reading.

  29. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 9).

  30. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  31. Read second time and amended.

  32. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 18).

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

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

  35. Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment.

  36. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  37. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hernandez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hernandez

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 354 HERNANDEZ Concurrence- Urgency Added

Passed 81 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74005
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 81005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cook — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Beall — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Duvall — 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
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
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

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Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Horton — Yea
Maze — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Price — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB354 Hernandez Urgency Clause

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33006
Democratic 2000
Total 35006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Ackerman — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Battin — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Runner — Yea
Scott — Yea
Margett — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10700
Total 10700
% of votes cast 59%41%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Battin — Nay
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Nay
Florez — Yea

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AB 354 HERNANDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 50 Yea · 33 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 443002
Democratic 5100
Republican 1200
Total 503302
% of votes cast 59%39%0%2%
How each member voted (85)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Cook — Nay
Evans — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Berryhill — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Wolk — 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
Soto — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Huff — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Tran — Nay
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Nay
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 13 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 12700
Total 13700
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Karnette — Yea
La — Nay
Malfa — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Walters — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 354?
AB 354 is sponsored by Hernandez.
What is the current status of AB 354?
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.
Where can I track AB 354?
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