State government: research.
Summary
Existing law establishes various tasks to be performed by the California Council on Science and Technology and the California Spaceport Authority. This bill would request the California Council on Science and Technology and the California Spaceport Authority to seek funding to complete their assessment of the state's innovation infrastructure capacity, and authorize these entities to seek the cooperation of colleges and universities within the state and other private entities to help advise regarding, and to help perform, the assessment.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Feb 2010
Assembly Passage
Jan 2010
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2009
Last action Nov 30, 2010
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 19, 2010
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 68
Jan 19, 2010
D
Democratic42
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Feb 4, 2010
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Jan 19, 2010
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (62-0-6)
assembly
Jan 12, 2010
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 11).
lower
Jan 5, 2010
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (January 5).
lower
Jan 4, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on J.,E.D., & E.
lower
Jan 4, 2010
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J.,E.D., & E. Read second time and amended.
lower
Jul 23, 2009
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 13, 2009
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Committee
Referred to Coms. on J.,E.D., & E. and HIGHER ED.
lower
Mar 1, 2009
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
lower
Feb 27, 2009
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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