SJR 9 California Senate · 2009-2010 Regular Session

Relative to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy.

Summary

This measure would urge the Congress and the President of the United States to adopt the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1283) , which institutes a policy of nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation, and to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2009

Committee Review

Jan 2010

Senate Passage

Aug 2009

Assembly Passage

May 2010

Signed into Law

Jun 2010

Introduced May 28, 2009 Signed Jun 2, 2010

Floor votes · Senate Aug 24, 2009 · Assembly May 13, 2010

How they voted

21–11

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 36

Aug 24, 2009

D Democratic23

21 Yea 2

91% Yea

R Republican13

11 Nay 2

84% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 27, 2010

Introduced

Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 24. Noes 7. Page 3624.) To enrollment.

upper

May 13, 2010

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (37-17-7)

assembly

May 13, 2010

Lower · Passed

Read, amended, and adopted. (Ayes 51. Noes 21. Page 5136.) To Senate.

lower

Jan 12, 2010

Lower · Passed

(Heard in committee on January 12.)

lower

Aug 24, 2009

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (21-11-4)

senate

Jun 11, 2009

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

upper

May 28, 2009

Introduced

Introduced. To Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 39 co-sponsors