2005 Legislative Information

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Vote Tallies on Life-Related Proposals, 
California Legislature—2005

SB 116 Dutton: California is one of several states that have enacted “Safe Haven” laws. A mother may within 72 hours of giving birth, safely surrender her child to a hospital or other designated location. The mother may remain anonymous. The law expires in 2006. This bill makes the law permanent. CPLC Position: Support 
 Status: Unanimously passed the Senate and is now the Assembly.
Current Location: Assembly Appropriations Committee
MOTION:  Do pass, to Consent Calendar.
(AYES  18. NOES   0.)  (PASS)

AYES: Chu, Sharon Runner, Bass, Berg, Calderon, Emmerson, Haynes, Karnette, Klehs, 
Leno, Nakanishi, Nation, Oropeza, Laird, Saldana, Walters, Yee, Mullin

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SB 644 Ortiz: Limits the conscience clause for pharmacists with protecting them from retaliation. Does not include exemptions for drug-induced abortions. 
CPLC Position: Oppose 
 Status: AB 21 passed the Assembly and is now in the Senate. SB 644 passed the Senate and is now in the Assembly.
Current Location: Assembly Floor
MOTION:  SB 644 Ortiz Senate Third Reading By Levine Amendment Set #1 
(AYES 46. NOES 30.) (PASS)

AYES: Arambula, Baca, Bass, Berg, Bermudez, Calderon, Canciamilla, Chan, Chavez, Chu, Cohn, Coto, De La Torre, Dymally, Evans, Frommer, Goldberg, Hancock, Jerome Horton, Jones, Karnette, Klehs, Koretz, Laird, Leno, Levine, Lieber, Liu, Matthews, Montanez, Mullin, Nation, Nava, Oropeza, Parra, Pavley, Richman, Ridley-Thomas, Ruskin, Saldana, Salinas, Torrico, Umberg, Vargas, Wolk, and Yee

NOES: Aghazarian, Benoit, Blakeslee, Bogh, Cogdill, DeVore, Emmerson, Garcia, Harman,
Haynes, Shirley Horton, Houston, Huff, Keene, La Malfa, La Suer, Leslie, Maze, McCarthy, 
Mountjoy, Nakanishi, Niello, Plescia, Sharon, Runner, Spitzer, Strickland, Tran, Villines, 
Walters, and Wyland

ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING: Daucher, Negrete, McLeod, Nunez
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AB 21 Levine: 
CPLC Position: Oppose 
Status: AB 21 passed the Assembly and is now in the Senate. 
Current Location: Senate Health Committee
MOTION:  Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Business, Professions and 
Economic Development.
(AYES 4. NOES 4.) (FAIL)

AYES: Ortiz, Alquist, Chesbro, Romero 
NOES: Runner, Aanestad, Cox, Kuehl 
ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING: Figueroa, Maldonado, Vincent
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Bills not yet voted on: SB 147, AB 1427, AB 103
 
Chaptered bills: AB 794
 
Bills that are inactive: AB 651, AB 654
These two bills comprised the euthanasia legislation. The bill was originally AB654, then it was amended to AB 651.

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