California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2937 — Wrongful convictions and arrests.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 2:45 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 8. Page 6529.)

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 4989.)

  6. Read second time. To third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) .

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

  9. Place on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

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

  11. (Corrected June 9.)

  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  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 Public Safety.

  14. Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 5505.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 15).

  21. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.

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

  23. Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.

  24. Read first time.

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

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Spitzer · Cosponsor
  • Solorio · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Solorio

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Spitzer

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 2937 SOLORIO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 64 Yea · 9 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 589012
Democratic 3001
Republican 3000
Total 649013
% of votes cast 74%10%0%15%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Berg — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Houston — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Leno — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Dymally — Not Voting
Keene — Not Voting
Plescia — Not Voting
Sharon — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Not Voting
Tran — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2937 Solorio By Ridley-Thomas

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261102
Democratic 2000
Total 281102
% of votes cast 68%27%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Cogdill — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Migden — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Margett — Nay
Runner — Nay
Vincent — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Yee — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9501
Total 9501
% of votes cast 60%33%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cox — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Yea

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AB 2937 SOLORIO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 3 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 623014
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 693014
% of votes cast 80%3%0%16%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Aghazarian — Yea
Coto — Yea
Berg — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Horton — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Plescia — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Sharon — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Spitzer — Yea
La — Nay
Duvall — Not Voting
Houston — Not Voting
Keene — Not Voting
Maze — Not Voting
Nakanishi — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Huff — Not Voting
Jeffries — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Benoit — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Cook — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

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

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 2937?
AB 2937 is sponsored by Spitzer and Solorio.
What is the current status of AB 2937?
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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