Identification documents.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2006
Committee Review
Jul 2008
Senate Passage
Jan 2008
Assembly Passage
Aug 2008
Signed into Law
Sep 2008
Introduced Dec 4, 2006
Signed Sep 30, 2008
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2008 · Assembly Aug 12, 2008
How they voted
25–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Jan 30, 2008
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Sep 30, 2008
Signed into law
Approved by Governor.
legislature
Aug 19, 2008
Introduced
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5151.) To enrollment.
upper
Aug 12, 2008
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6350.) To Senate.
lower
Jul 2, 2008
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)
lower
Jun 16, 2008
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.).
lower
Jun 5, 2008
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Apr 28, 2008
Lower · Passed
To Standing Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Jan 30, 2008
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 3. Page 2892.) To Assembly.
upper
Jan 22, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jan 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 2814.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
upper
Jan 7, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.
upper
Apr 24, 2007
Upper · Passed
Set, first hearing. Held in committee without recommendation.
upper
Apr 17, 2007
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.
upper
Mar 19, 2007
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 298.).
upper
Jan 18, 2007
Upper · Passed
To Standing Committee on Judiciary and Standing Committee on Public Safety.
upper
Dec 4, 2006
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph Simitian
DDemocratic
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