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

AB 768 — Smokeless tobacco: baseball stadiums.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 779, Statutes of 2015.

  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 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally prohibits the smoking of tobacco in the workplace and in public buildings, except in specified areas. This bill would, commencing December 1, 2016, prohibit the use or possession of smokeless tobacco products, as defined, on the playing field of a baseball stadium during a professional baseball game or practice. The bill would provide that if any provision or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. The bill would provide that its provisions do not preempt or prohibit the adoption of a more restrictive local ordinance regarding smokeless tobacco possession or use in a baseball stadium.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 779, 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 54. Noes 23. Page 2613.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2150.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 8).

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & I.R. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  12. Referred to Coms. on G.O. and L. & I.R.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 1904.)

  15. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 1903.)

  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 12. Noes 4.) (May 27).

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

  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 15. Noes 5.) (April 27).

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. Read second time and amended.

  26. Re-referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. and G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  27. Referred to Coms. on G.O. and A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Thurmond · Primary
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Thurmond

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 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 768 THURMOND Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 23 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 501803
Democratic 3100
Republican 1400
Total 542303
% of votes cast 68%29%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Dababneh — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Chang — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — 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 Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB768 Thurmond By Leno

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221302
Democratic 2100
Total 241402
% of votes cast 60%35%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Allen — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — 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 4 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3100
Democratic 1000
Total 4100
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Mitchell — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Industrial Relations]

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6303
Democratic 1000
Total 7303
% of votes cast 54%23%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Runner — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 768 THURMOND Assembly Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 25 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 501901
Democratic 3100
Republican 0501
Total 532502
% of votes cast 66%31%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Kim — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chu — Yea
Dababneh — Nay
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — 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 Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

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
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 15 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14501
Democratic 1000
Total 15501
% of votes cast 71%24%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Levine — Not Voting
Wilk — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Low — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Perea — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 768 do?
Existing law generally prohibits the smoking of tobacco in the workplace and in public buildings, except in specified areas. This bill would, commencing December 1, 2016, prohibit the use or possession of smokeless tobacco products, as defined, on the playing field of a baseball stadium during a professional baseball game or practice. The bill would provide that if any provision or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. The bill would provide that its provisions do not preempt or prohibit the adoption of a more restrictive local ordinance regarding smokeless tobacco possession or use in a baseball stadium.
Who sponsors AB 768?
AB 768 is sponsored by Bloom, Leno, Thurmond, and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 768?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 768?
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