California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 2159 — Evidence: immigration status.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, Statutes of 2016.

  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 17, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 92% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that all relevant evidence is admissible in an action before the court, including evidence relevant to the credibility of a witness or hearsay declarant, subject to specified exceptions. This bill would provide that, in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death, evidence of a person's immigration status is not admissible and discovery of a person's immigration status is not permitted. The bill would also provide that these restrictions do not affect the standards of relevance, admissibility, or discovery under other specified provisions of law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 4726.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 14).

  8. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 20. Page 4229.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (March 29).

  14. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  16. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (119)

119 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

3rd Reading AB2159 Gonzalez By Hall

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261000
Democratic 2100
Total 281100
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 2159 GONZALEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 20 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491605
Democratic 4000
Republican 0401
Total 532006
% of votes cast 67%25%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Hadley — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Levine — Not Voting
Mayes — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 0100
Total 8101
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Subjects

immigration civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2159 do?
Existing law provides that all relevant evidence is admissible in an action before the court, including evidence relevant to the credibility of a witness or hearsay declarant, subject to specified exceptions. This bill would provide that, in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death, evidence of a person's immigration status is not admissible and discovery of a person's immigration status is not permitted. The bill would also provide that these restrictions do not affect the standards of relevance, admissibility, or discovery under other specified provisions of law.
Who sponsors AB 2159?
AB 2159 is sponsored by Medina, Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2159?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2016. Enacted.
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