Relative to patents.
Summary
This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to craft a balanced and workable approach to reduce incentives for and minimize unnecessary patent litigation while ensuring that legitimate patent enforcement rights are protected and maintained.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Jul 2015
Assembly Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
Jul 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Feb 25, 2015
Signed Jul 21, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Jul 6, 2015 · Assembly May 18, 2015
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jul 6, 2015
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Jul 21, 2015
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.
legislature
Jul 6, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jul 6, 2015
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jul 6, 2015
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1791.)
upper
Jun 18, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16).
upper
Jun 9, 2015
Upper · Passed
In committee: Hearing cancelled at the request of author.
upper
May 28, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
Amended, adopted, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1481.)
lower
May 7, 2015
Introduced
Amended. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
lower
May 6, 2015
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 5).
lower
Apr 6, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 61 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ling Ling Chang
RRepublican
Co
Anthony Rendon
DDemocratic
Co
Autumn R. Burke
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Gaines
RRepublican
Co
Bill Dodd
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Quirk
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Huff
RRepublican
Co
BM
Brian Maienschein
DDemocratic
Co
Catharine B. Baker
RRepublican
Co
Chad Mayes
IIndependent
Co
Chris Holden
DDemocratic
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