California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 559 — Monarch butterflies: conservation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 478, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife and sets forth the duties of that department, which include administering various programs for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife resources. This bill would authorize the department to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. The bill would authorize the department to partner with federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic programs, private landowners, and other entities that undertake actions to conserve monarch butterflies and aid their successful migration, including the Monarch Joint Venture. The bill would require the department, when undertaking actions to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats, to use the best available science and consider taking specified actions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 478, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 13. Page 3142.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 2691.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  11. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  12. Ordered to the Senate.

  13. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 12. Page 2308.).

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 6).

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  22. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  24. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 1218.)

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 22).

  27. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lopez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lopez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 559 LOPEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 63 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 571004
Democratic 4000
Republican 2300
Total 631304
% of votes cast 79%16%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — 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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB559 Lopez By Jackson

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241102
Democratic 3000
Total 271102
% of votes cast 68%28%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB559 Lopez By Jackson

Passed 28 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251200
Democratic 3000
Total 281200
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Hall — Yea
Runner — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay

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AB 559 LOPEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 18 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 521404
Democratic 4000
Republican 2400
Total 581804
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Chu — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Kim — Nay
Linder — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Campos — Not Voting
Chang — Nay
Chau — Not Voting
Chávez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0101
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9401
Republican 1000
Total 10401
% of votes cast 67%27%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 559 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife and sets forth the duties of that department, which include administering various programs for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife resources. This bill would authorize the department to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. The bill would authorize the department to partner with federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic programs, private landowners, and other entities that undertake actions to conserve monarch butterflies and aid their successful migration, including the Monarch Joint Venture. The bill would require the department, when undertaking actions to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats, to use the best available science and consider taking specified actions.
Who sponsors AB 559?
AB 559 is sponsored by Lopez.
What is the current status of AB 559?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 559?
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