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
23–10
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Aug 27, 2009
D
Democratic23
86% Yea
R
Republican13
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Monning
DDemocratic
Co
Abel Maldonado
RRepublican
Co
AT
Alberto Torrico
DDemocratic
Co
AS
Audra Strickland
RRepublican
Co
BB
Bill Berryhill
RRepublican
Co
Bill Emmerson
RRepublican
Co
BB
Bob Blumenfield
DDemocratic
Co
BL
Bonnie Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
BN
Brian Nestande
RRepublican
Co
CD
Curren D Price
DDemocratic
Co
FF
Felipe Fuentes
DDemocratic
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