AJR 15 California Assembly · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Relative to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Summary

This measure would urge the Supreme Court of the United States to affirm the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2013

Committee Review

Jun 2013

Assembly Passage

May 2013

Senate Passage

Jun 2013

Signed into Law

Jul 2013

Introduced Mar 6, 2013 Signed Jul 1, 2013

Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2013 · Assembly May 9, 2013

How they voted

26–7

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 35

Jun 20, 2013

D Democratic26

24 Yea 2

92% Yea

R Republican9

2 Yea 7 Nay

77% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

12

Key actions

5

Committee

4

Jul 1, 2013

Introduced

Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:15 p.m.

legislature

Jun 20, 2013

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jun 20, 2013

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 1460.)

upper

May 15, 2013

Upper · Passed

From committee:

upper

May 9, 2013

Lower · Passed

Amended, adopted, and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 1339.)

lower

May 8, 2013

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (May 7).

lower

Mar 14, 2013

Committee

Referred to Com. on E. & R.

lower

Mar 6, 2013

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 39 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Bob Blumenfield

Cheryl R. Brown