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

AB 2755 — Agriculture: bees: civil remedies.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 138, Statutes of 2016.

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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 19, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Apiary Protection Act, generally regulates bee management and beekeepers and provides various enforcement and penalty provisions for violating the act. This bill would provide for the damages that are recoverable by a plaintiff in a civil action for the wrongful and willful taking, possessing, harboring, or transporting of a beehive, for the wrongful and willful removal of bees from their beehive, or for the wrongful and willful killing or destroying of bees.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 138, 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 39. Noes 0. Page 4726.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (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 76. Noes 0. Page 4590.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 26).

  13. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

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

  18. Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD.

  19. Read first time.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  21. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • James Gallagher · Primary
  • Maienschein · Cosponsor
  • Mathis · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Maienschein
  • Mathis
  • Nielsen
  • Olsen

Not signed on (117)

117 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

3rd Reading AB2755 Gallagher By Cannella

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Bates — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
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 · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 2755 GALLAGHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — 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
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 1001
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

civil-rights agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2755 do?
Existing law, the Apiary Protection Act, generally regulates bee management and beekeepers and provides various enforcement and penalty provisions for violating the act. This bill would provide for the damages that are recoverable by a plaintiff in a civil action for the wrongful and willful taking, possessing, harboring, or transporting of a beehive, for the wrongful and willful removal of bees from their beehive, or for the wrongful and willful killing or destroying of bees.
Who sponsors AB 2755?
AB 2755 is sponsored by Gallagher, James (Republican), Maienschein, Mathis, Nielsen, and Olsen.
What is the current status of AB 2755?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2755?
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