SCR 24 California Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Alternatives to cobalt mined in Africa using child slave labor.

Summary

This measure would declare that the Legislature should pass laws that halt the importation of cobalt or any product using cobalt mined in Africa using child slave labor and encourage the production of cobalt and other critical minerals ethically sourced from within the United States.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

Assembly Passage

Aug 2023

Signed into Law

Sep 2023

Introduced Feb 8, 2023 Signed Sep 1, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly Aug 14, 2023

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 13, 2023

D Democratic31

29 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

17

Key actions

9

Committee

2

Amendments

7

Aug 31, 2023

Introduced

Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.

legislature

Aug 24, 2023

Upper · Passed

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2181.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Aug 15, 2023

Introduced

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

upper

Aug 14, 2023

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (74-0-6)

assembly

Aug 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2688.) Ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jul 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

lower

Jul 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11).

lower

Jul 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

lower

May 18, 2023

Committee

Referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

lower

Mar 13, 2023

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)

senate

Mar 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 327.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

Mar 1, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

Feb 8, 2023

Introduced

Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 74 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Akilah Weber Pierson

Avelino Valencia

Brian Maienschein

Carlos Villapudua