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

AB 501 — State fabric.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 873, 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 23, 2015. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Existing law declares the official state animal, rock, mineral, grass, insect, bird, and marine fish, among other things. This bill would make denim the official state fabric.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 873, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 3. Page 6548.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6544.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  7. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4968.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 28).

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

  15. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  17. Withdrawn from committee.

  18. 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.

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

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 3507.)

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 21).

  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  27. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Read second time and amended.

  29. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  31. Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and JUD.

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

  33. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bigelow · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • James Gallagher · Cosponsor
  • Gomez · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Primary
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Ting · Cosponsor
  • Wood · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (10)

  • Bigelow
  • Bloom
  • Lopez
  • Chiu
  • Gallagher, James Republican
  • Gomez
  • Leno
  • Olsen
  • Ting
  • Wood

Not signed on (111)

111 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 501 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 68 Yea · 3 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 59308
Democratic 4001
Republican 5000
Total 68309
% of votes cast 85%4%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Hadley — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14004
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 16005
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Campos — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB501 Levine By Leno

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Block — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 501 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68101
Democratic 4000
Republican 4001
Total 76102
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harper — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Nay
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 1000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Harper — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 501 do?
Existing law declares the official state animal, rock, mineral, grass, insect, bird, and marine fish, among other things. This bill would make denim the official state fabric.
Who sponsors AB 501?
AB 501 is sponsored by Bigelow, Bloom, Lopez, Chiu, Gallagher, James (Republican), Gomez, Leno, Levine, Olsen, Ting, and Wood.
What is the current status of AB 501?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 501?
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