California 2007-2008 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1973 — Public Utilities Commission.

Last action — Died Concurrence pending.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2007-2008 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Died Concurrence pending.

  2. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (August 31).

  3. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 7111.)

  4. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 6.)

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) .

  9. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended.

  10. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 5401.)

  11. Joint Rule 61(b)(15) suspended. (Page 5401.)

  12. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

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 Withdrawn from committee.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

  17. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) .

  18. Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications and Standing Committee on Judiciary.

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

  20. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 31. Page 5213.)

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 28).

  23. Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ruskin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ruskin

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

Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 7401
Total 8401
% of votes cast 62%31%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Garcia — Nay
Keene — Nay
Dymally — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Price — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Levine — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1973 Ruskin Urgency Clause

Passed 27 Yea · 6 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25608
Democratic 2000
Total 27608
% of votes cast 66%15%0%20%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Battin — Yea
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Kuehl — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Machado — Yea
Margett — Yea
McClintock — Yea
Perata — Yea
Scott — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Migden — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Vincent — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10302
Total 10302
% of votes cast 67%20%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay

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AB 1973 RUSKIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 33 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 423106
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 473306
% of votes cast 55%38%0%7%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Cook — Nay
Berg — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Lieber — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Parra — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Aghazarian — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Garcia — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Horton — Nay
Houston — Nay
Keene — Nay
La — Nay
Maze — Nay
Nakanishi — Nay
Plescia — Nay
Sharon — Nay
Runner — Nay
Spitzer — Nay
Dymally — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Krekorian — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Walters — Nay
Adams — Nay
Beall — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huff — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
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 Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10400
Republican 1000
Total 11400
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Dymally — Yea
Keene — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Price — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Levine — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 1973?
AB 1973 is sponsored by Ruskin.
What is the current status of AB 1973?
This bill died with 2007-2008 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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