Voting: disenfranchisement.
Summary
This measure would proclaim the Legislature's support for the investigation by the federal Department of Justice into whether state legislatures are discriminating against and suppressing the vote of minorities, senior citizens, young adults, or those with physical disabilities or limited economic means, and the measure would further denounce any law that disenfranchises society's most disadvantaged eligible voters.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2012
Committee Review
Aug 2012
Senate Passage
Aug 2012
Assembly Passage
Aug 2012
Signed into Law
Sep 2012
Introduced Jun 6, 2012
Signed Sep 10, 2012
Floor votes · Assembly Aug 30, 2012
How they voted
44–26
Passed
Total votes 70
Aug 30, 2012
D
Democratic44
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Sep 10, 2012
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 10:30 a.m.
legislature
Aug 31, 2012
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 5106.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 30, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (44-26)
assembly
Aug 30, 2012
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 29, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 29).
lower
Aug 16, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
Jun 6, 2012
Committee
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Leland Yee
DDemocratic
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