California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 967 — Postsecondary education: sexual assault cases.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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

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Summary

Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education as the segments of postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires the governing board of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, if they adopt a specified resolution, and the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law to adopt, and implement at each of their respective campuses or other facilities, a written procedure or protocols to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that students, faculty, and staff who are victims of sexual assault committed at or upon the grounds of, or upon off-campus grounds or facilities maintained by, the institution, receive treatment and information. This bill would require, in order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, the governing board of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each independent postsecondary institution to adopt and carry out a uniform process, applicable to each campus of the institution, for disciplinary proceedings relating to any claims of sexual assault as defined by the institution's adopted sexual assault policies. The bill would additionally require, until December 31, 2021, in order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, the governing board of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each independent postsecondary institution to report, on or before October 1, 2017, and on an annual basis thereafter, specified data relating to cases of alleged sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The bill would require that report to be posted on the respective institution's Internet Web site in a manner easily accessible to students. The bill would also require that the information reported pursuant to these provisions to be reported in a manner that provides appropriate protections for the privacy of individuals involved, including, but not necessarily limited to, protection of the confidentiality of the alleged victim and of the alleged perpetrator.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 4. Page 3018.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 28. Page 2990.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 2569.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 27).

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

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 8).

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 4. Page 1873.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Rendon · Cosponsor
  • Rodriguez · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Primary
  • Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Williams

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Bonilla
  • Low
  • McCarty
  • Rendon
  • Rodriguez
  • Waldron
  • Garcia, Robert Democratic

Not signed on (114)

114 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

AB 967 WILLIAMS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 68 Yea · 4 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62207
Democratic 4000
Republican 2201
Total 68408
% of votes cast 85%5%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB967 Williams By Leyva

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34102
Democratic 3000
Total 37102
% of votes cast 93%3%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6100
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay

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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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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AB 967 WILLIAMS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64204
Democratic 4000
Republican 3201
Total 71405
% of votes cast 89%5%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — 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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 14003
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
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

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 967 do?
Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education as the segments of postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires the governing board of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, if they adopt a specified resolution, and the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law to adopt, and implement at each of their respective campuses or other facilities, a written procedure or protocols to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that students, faculty, and staff who are victims of sexual assault committed at or upon the grounds of, or upon off-campus grounds or facilities maintained by, the institution, receive treatment and information. This bill would require, in order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, the governing board of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each independent postsecondary institution to adopt and carry out a uniform process, applicable to each campus of the institution, for disciplinary proceedings relating to any claims of sexual assault as defined by the institution's adopted sexual assault policies. The bill would additionally require, until December 31, 2021, in order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, the governing board of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each independent postsecondary institution to report, on or before October 1, 2017, and on an annual basis thereafter, specified data relating to cases of alleged sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The bill would require that report to be posted on the respective institution's Internet Web site in a manner easily accessible to students. The bill would also require that the information reported pursuant to these provisions to be reported in a manner that provides appropriate protections for the privacy of individuals involved, including, but not necessarily limited to, protection of the confidentiality of the alleged victim and of the alleged perpetrator.
Who sponsors AB 967?
AB 967 is sponsored by Bonilla, Low, McCarty, Rendon, Rodriguez, Waldron, Williams, and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 967?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular 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 967?
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