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California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 29, 2012 SB 1476 Authorizes Courts to Designate More than 2 Individuals as Parents of a Child Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(21 - 13)
Yea
Aug. 22, 2012 AB 2109 Requires Parents to Obtain a Waiver for Unvaccinated Children Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 22, 2012 AB 1640 Expands Cash Assistance Programs for Pregnant Teenagers Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 12)
Yea
Aug. 20, 2012 SB 9 Sentence Reconsideration for Juvenile Offenders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(21 - 17)
Yea
May 30, 2012 SB 1476 Authorizes Courts to Designate More than 2 Individuals as Parents of a Child Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 13)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2011 AB 101 Allows Family Child Care Providers to Organize Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 15)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2011 SB 222 Relating to Individual Health Care Coverage for Maternity Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(25 - 12)
Yea
Sept. 2, 2011 SB 746 Prohibits the Use of Tanning Beds by Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(24 - 12)
Yea
Sept. 1, 2011 AB 165 Prohibits Public Schools from Charging Fees for Educational Activities Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 15)
Yea
Aug. 31, 2011 AB 499 Authorizes Minors to Seek Medical Care for STDs Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 17)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2011 AB 1319 Prohibiting the Use of BPA in Baby Products Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 12)
Did Not Vote
Aug. 31, 2010 SB 1381 Increasing Age Requirements for Kindergarten and First Grade Bill Passed - House
(51 - 18)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2010 SB 1317 Parental Crime for Chronic Truancy Bill Passed - House
(58 - 17)
Yea
Aug. 24, 2010 SB 399 Authorizing Youth Offenders to Appeal a Sentence of Life Without Parole Bill Failed - House
(34 - 38)
Yea
June 1, 2010 AB 1652 Ski Resort Safety Requirement Modifications Bill Passed - House
(44 - 30)
Yea
June 1, 2010 AB 2244 Prohibiting the Denial of Health Care Coverage for Children with Preexisting Conditions Bill Passed - House
(50 - 25)
Yea
Jan. 5, 2010 SBx5 1 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(45 - 17)
Did Not Vote
Jan. 5, 2010 SBx5 4 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(41 - 27)
Did Not Vote
Aug. 13, 2008 AB 86 Cyber-Bullying Enforcement Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(52 - 22)
Yea
June 7, 2007 AB 8 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House
(47 - 32)
Yea
June 5, 2007 AB 1108 Phthalates in Children Products Bill Passed - House
(41 - 34)
Yea
June 5, 2007 AB 43 Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House
(42 - 34)
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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