California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 20 — Undocumented workers: California Agricultural Act.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

Existing provisions of federal law regulate immigration. Under federal law, state law regulating immigration is preempted. This bill would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Department of Food and Agriculture to convene a working group to consult with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Department of Justice in order to determine the legal roles and responsibilities of federal and state agencies in implementing a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees with a permit to work and live in California. The bill would require the Governor, using the report, to either make a formal request to the federal government to implement a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees with a permit to work and live in California, or issue an explanation as to why a formal request was not made and make recommendations to the Legislature for how a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees with a permit to work and live in California should be structured. The bill would also describe a framework for a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees a permit to work and live in California if such a program were to be authorized by federal law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  3. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  4. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  6. In committee: Set first hearing. Reconsideration of a favorable vote granted.

  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  9. Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and AGRI.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 2. Page 1917.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 28).

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

  22. Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Alejo

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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AB 20 ALEJO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61207
Democratic 4000
Republican 4002
Total 69209
% of votes cast 86%3%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 13004
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

immigration labor agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 20 do?
Existing provisions of federal law regulate immigration. Under federal law, state law regulating immigration is preempted. This bill would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Department of Food and Agriculture to convene a working group to consult with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Department of Justice in order to determine the legal roles and responsibilities of federal and state agencies in implementing a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees with a permit to work and live in California. The bill would require the Governor, using the report, to either make a formal request to the federal government to implement a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees with a permit to work and live in California, or issue an explanation as to why a formal request was not made and make recommendations to the Legislature for how a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees with a permit to work and live in California should be structured. The bill would also describe a framework for a program to provide undocumented persons who are agricultural employees a permit to work and live in California if such a program were to be authorized by federal law.
Who sponsors AB 20?
AB 20 is sponsored by Alejo.
What is the current status of AB 20?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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.
Where can I track AB 20?
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