California 2009-2010, 1st Special Session Status: To Executive

AB 7 — Budget Act of 2008.

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 2009-2010, 1st Special 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

The Budget Act of 2008 (Chapters 268 and 269 of the Statutes of 2008) made appropriations for the support of state government during the 2008–09 fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2008 to make specified appropriations regarding public transit, state highway improvements, land use, parks, pollution, water management, flood protection, community conservation, and community colleges. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 1, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 1, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. The bill would become operative only if AB 2 of the 2009–10 1st Extraordinary Session is enacted. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:25 p.m.

  3. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 57. Noes 17. Page 50.)

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 29.)

  6. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 29.)

  7. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  8. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 28.).

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time.

  11. Withdrawn from committee.

  12. From printer.

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 13.)

  15. Read second time.

  16. Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 8.)

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Assembly 3rd Reading AB7 Evans Amend By Ducheny

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30006
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB7 Evans Suspend Senate Rules

Passed 31 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27603
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 31603
% of votes cast 78%15%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB7 EVANS Concurrence- Urgency Added First Extraordinary Session

Passed 68 Yea · 18 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 611805
Democratic 5000
Republican 2001
Total 681806
% of votes cast 74%20%0%7%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Charles — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Knight — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB7 Evans Urgency Clause

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB7 EVANS Assembly Third Reading First Extraordinary Session

Passed 86 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78105
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 86105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bass — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Tran — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 7 do?
The Budget Act of 2008 (Chapters 268 and 269 of the Statutes of 2008) made appropriations for the support of state government during the 2008–09 fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2008 to make specified appropriations regarding public transit, state highway improvements, land use, parks, pollution, water management, flood protection, community conservation, and community colleges. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 1, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 1, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. The bill would become operative only if AB 2 of the 2009–10 1st Extraordinary Session is enacted. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 7?
AB 7 is sponsored by Evans.
What is the current status of AB 7?
This bill died with 2009-2010, 1st Special 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 7?
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