AJR 8 California Assembly · 2009-2010 Regular Session

Marine mammal protection: swordfish importation.

Summary
This measure requests the United States government to restrict swordfish imports unless and until there is a process by which a nation seeking to export swordfish or swordfish products to the United States provides reasonable proof of the effects on marine mammals of the commercial fishing technology used to obtain the swordfish or swordfish products, and the National Marine Fisheries Service receives that proof and determines that the proof demonstrates that the swordfish or swordfish products to be imported were not caught with commercial fishing technology that results in the incidental kill or incidental serious injury of marine mammals in excess of United States standards.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Jun 2009
Assembly Passage
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
Aug 2009
Signed into Law
Sep 2009
Introduced Feb 25, 2009 Signed Sep 8, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2009 · Assembly Apr 20, 2009

How they voted

2310
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Aug 27, 2009
D Democratic23
20 Yea 3
86% Yea
R Republican13
3 Yea 10 Nay
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
6
Sep 8, 2009
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:30 p.m.
legislature
Aug 31, 2009
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 2787.)
lower
Aug 27, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-10-3)
senate
Aug 27, 2009
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 1975.)
upper
Jun 9, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. To third reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 9).
upper
Jun 3, 2009
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Amended and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Apr 30, 2009
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Apr 20, 2009
Lower · Passed
Amended, adopted, and to Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 3. Page 983.)
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate.
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 14).
lower
Mar 12, 2009
Committee
Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.
lower
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 36 co-sponsors

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