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California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 29, 2012 AB 2346 Authorizes Farm Workers to Sue Employers for Health or Safety Violations Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(42 - 33)
Yea
Aug. 22, 2012 ACR 161 Establishes September as "Food Literacy Awareness Month" Resolution Passed - House
(53 - 21)
Yea
Aug. 13, 2012 AB 1500 Corporate Tax Rates and Middle Class Scholarship Fund Bill Passed - House
(54 - 25)
Yea
May 31, 2012 AB 2312 Regulations for Marijuana Dispensaries Bill Passed - House
(41 - 30)
Yea
May 30, 2012 AB 1450 Prohibits Discrimination Against Unemployed Workers Bill Passed - House
(51 - 26)
Yea
May 29, 2012 AB 1534 Requires Buy-Here-Pay-Here Dealers to Label Used Vehicles Bill Passed - House
(42 - 32)
Did Not Vote
May 29, 2012 AB 1447 Requires Buy-Here-Pay-Here Car Sellers to Provide a Limited Warranty Bill Passed - House
(49 - 25)
Did Not Vote
April 30, 2012 AB 1960 Requires the Department of Transportation to Include Sexual Orientation Reported by Business Owners Bill Passed - House
(48 - 25)
Did Not Vote
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 922 Project Labor Agreements Bill Passed - House
(52 - 27)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 51 Compliance with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Passed - House
(53 - 26)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2011 ABX1 40 State Tax Code Restructuring Bill Passed - House
(54 - 15)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2011 SB 931 Payroll Debit Cards Bill Passed - House
(48 - 28)
Yea
Sept. 7, 2011 SB 222 Relating to Individual Health Care Coverage for Maternity Services Bill Passed - House
(52 - 26)
Yea
Sept. 7, 2011 SB 292 Authorizes Governor to Expedite Environmental Review Bill Passed - House
(63 - 13)
Yea
Sept. 6, 2011 SB 299 Pregnancy or Childbirth Leave for Employees Bill Passed - House
(52 - 26)
Yea
Sept. 6, 2011 AB 1319 Prohibiting the Use of BPA in Baby Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(49 - 27)
Yea
Sept. 1, 2011 SB 469 Requirements for Expansion by Large Retailers Bill Passed - House
(46 - 28)
Yea
July 11, 2011 SB 39 Bans Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks Bill Passed - House
(49 - 26)
Yea
June 2, 2011 AB 52 Regulating Health Care Coverage Bill Passed - House
(45 - 28)
Yea
May 31, 2011 AB 155 Online Sale Taxes Bill Passed - House
(52 - 20)
Did Not Vote
May 19, 2011 AB 1236 Prohibits Requirement of Electronic Employment Verification Bill Passed - House
(55 - 22)
Yea
Aug. 31, 2010 AB 1998 Ban of Single-Use Carryout Bags in Certain Stores Bill Failed - Senate
(14 - 21)
Yea
Aug. 31, 2010 SB 1391 Business Tax Incentive Amendments Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate
(20 - 17)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2010 AB 2470 Individual Health Plan Requirements Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 10)
Yea
Aug. 26, 2010 AB 482 Prohibiting Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 26, 2010 SB 145 Prohibiting Denial of Workers' Compensation if the Injury or Death was Related to Certain Personal Characteristics Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(22 - 14)
Did Not Vote
Aug. 25, 2010 AB 1600 Requiring Insurers to Cover Mental Health Services Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 9)
Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 SB 1272 Tax Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(22 - 12)
Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 AB 1825 Requiring Inclusion of Maternity Services in Health Coverage Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 11)
Yea
Aug. 23, 2010 AB 234 Marine Oil Shipping Regulations Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 23, 2010 AB 2666 Establishing Public Database of Companies and Their Tax Credits in the State Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 14)
Yea
June 3, 2010 SB 920 Opt-out for Telephone Directories Bill Failed - Senate
(12 - 18)
Nay
June 3, 2010 SB 1121 Overtime Wages for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 12)
Yea
June 3, 2010 SB 1163 Denials of Health Care Coverage Amendment Adopted - Senate
(23 - 12)
Yea
June 3, 2010 SB 1264 Airline Passenger Rights Bill Failed - Senate
(17 - 16)
Nay
June 3, 2010 SB 933 Prohibiting Debit Card Fees Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 9)
Yea
June 2, 2010 SB 1088 Young Adults Health insurance Coverage Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 13)
Yea
June 1, 2010 SB 890 Standardization of Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 11)
Yea
June 1, 2010 SB 900 Health Benefits Exchange Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 12)
Yea
Feb. 18, 2010 ABx8 8 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 15)
Yea
Sept. 12, 2009 SB 14 Renewable Energy Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(22 - 13)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2009 AB 98 Required Maternity Services Coverage Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 11)
Did Not Vote
Sept. 8, 2009 AB 2 Health Care Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 13)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2009 AB 524 Privacy Law Expansion Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 15)
Yea
Sept. 1, 2009 AB 119 Prohibiting Gender-Based Health Insurance Pricing Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 13)
Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 23 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Oil Drilling Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 18)
Nay
July 13, 2009 SB 670 Ban on Suction and Dredge Mining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(28 - 7)
Yea
June 2, 2009 SB 484 Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine Prescription Requirements Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 10)
Yea
April 16, 2009 SB 242 Prohibiting Language Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 15)
Did Not Vote
Dec. 18, 2008 ABx1 2 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 15)
Yea

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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