California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 1457 — Pupil instruction: excused absences: religious or moral instruction.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Monning.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

Existing law allows pupils, with the written consent of their parents or guardians, to be excused from school in order to participate in religious exercises or to receive moral and religious instruction, as specified. Under existing law, these absences will not be deemed absences in computing average daily attendance if (1) the governing board of a school district, in its discretion, first adopts a resolution permitting pupils to be absent from school for the exercises or instruction, (2) the governing board adopts regulations governing the attendance of pupils at the exercises or instruction and the reporting thereof, (3) the pupil attends at least the minimum schoolday, and (4) no pupil is excused for more than 4 days per school month. This bill would delete the condition that a pupil be excused for no more than 4 days per school month, and would instead require as conditions that a pupil in kindergarten or in grade 1 to 8, inclusive, attend the exercises or instruction for no more than 2 hours per school week and that a pupil in grade 9 to 12, inclusive, attend the exercises or instruction for no more than the number of hours required to complete one course at that pupil's school.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Monning.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. Ordered to second reading.

  4. Read third time and amended.

  5. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3924.)

  6. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Morrell.

  7. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 15. Noes 18. Page 3923.)

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Read third time and amended.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 4. Page 3608.) (April 20).

  13. (For vote only)

  14. Set for hearing April 20.

  15. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  17. March 30 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 4. Noes 4. Page 3333.) Reconsideration granted.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  19. Set for hearing March 30.

  20. Referred to Com. on ED.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  23. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Mendoza · Cosponsor
  • Morrell · Primary
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor
  • Brian W. Jones · Cosponsor
  • Megan Dahle · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Morrell

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (112)

112 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

Failed 15 Yea · 18 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 141607
Democratic 1200
Total 151807
% of votes cast 38%45%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Nay
Hueso — Not Voting
Leyva — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Nay
De León — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Allen — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Nay
Beall — Not Voting
Block — Nay
Hancock — Nay
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Nay
Huff — Yea
Lara — Nay
Leno — Nay
Liu — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Nay
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Pavley — Nay
Roth — Nay
Wieckowski — Nay
Wolk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Nay
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading SB1457 Morrell Reconsider

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 3000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — 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 5 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5400
Total 5400
% of votes cast 56%44%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Mendoza — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Huff — Yea
Block — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Nay
Monning — Nay
Pan — Yea

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Do pass

Failed 4 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4401
Total 4401
% of votes cast 44%44%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Liu — Nay
Pan — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Huff — Yea
Block — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1457 do?
Existing law allows pupils, with the written consent of their parents or guardians, to be excused from school in order to participate in religious exercises or to receive moral and religious instruction, as specified. Under existing law, these absences will not be deemed absences in computing average daily attendance if (1) the governing board of a school district, in its discretion, first adopts a resolution permitting pupils to be absent from school for the exercises or instruction, (2) the governing board adopts regulations governing the attendance of pupils at the exercises or instruction and the reporting thereof, (3) the pupil attends at least the minimum schoolday, and (4) no pupil is excused for more than 4 days per school month. This bill would delete the condition that a pupil be excused for no more than 4 days per school month, and would instead require as conditions that a pupil in kindergarten or in grade 1 to 8, inclusive, attend the exercises or instruction for no more than 2 hours per school week and that a pupil in grade 9 to 12, inclusive, attend the exercises or instruction for no more than the number of hours required to complete one course at that pupil's school.
Who sponsors SB 1457?
SB 1457 is sponsored by Beall, Brown, Fuller, Huff, Mendoza, Morrell, Vidak, Waldron, Jones, Brian W. (Republican), and Dahle, Megan (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1457?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 1457?
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