From: Ejahivlbby@aol.com Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 18:51:30 -0500 (EST) Subject: 1997 Legislative Voting Record - CA State Legislature Dear Colleagues, Friends and Allies: Below please find the 1997 legislative voting record for the California State Legislature. If you have any questions or would like to receive a hard copy of this voting record, please give me a call at 916.444.0424 or e-mail me with your snail address at Ejahivlbby@aol.com or eric.astacaan@lifelobby.org Thank you. In Solidarity, Eric-Joseph C. Astacaan HIV/Healthcare Legislative Advocate/Research Analyst LIFE: California's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & HIV/AIDS Lobby & Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- 1997 LEGISLATIVE VOTING RECORD CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE The following voting record consists of two parts: bill descriptions and voting tables. The bill descriptions include a description of each bill as it was written at the time of the vote. The vote tallies and dates follow the descriptions. The voting tables list how the members voted on the ten selected bills [A1 - A10: Bills Voted on in the State Assembly; S1 - S10: Bills Voted on in the State Senate) for each chamber and their total score. In addition, we tallied how members voted in each policy area. Members are rated 10 points for voting with our position, -10 for voting against, and 0 for an abstention giving the highest possible score of 100 and the lowest possible score of -100. Please note that a total score such as 50/70 or a vote marking of "n/a" signifies that the member had resigned from the legislature when a specific vote was taken. LGBT CIVIL RIGHTS POLICIES [A1] AB 101 (Kuehl) / SUPPORT "Dignity for All Students Bill": AB 101 would add "sexual orientation" to all sections of the Education Code which prohibit discrimination. As amended, AB 101 would have no impact on armed forces training units (ROTC), Boys Scouts programs, or require any affirmative action based on a student's sexual orientation in public schools. 06/03/97: Failed in the State Assembly, 36-40 Status: Author did not seek reconsideration. No further action in 1998. [S1] AB 157 (Villaraigosa) / SUPPORT Personal Rights: Breastfeeding: AB 157 would authorize a mother to breastfeed her child in any location where she and her child are otherwise authorized to be present. 06/26/97: Passed the State Senate, 28-5 Status: Signed by Governor Wilson, Chapter 59, Statutes of 1997 [A2, S2] AB 257 (Villaraigosa) / SUPPORT Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA): AB 257 would add "sexual orientation" to FEHA sections which prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, and age. It would repeal the Labor Code provision (Sec. 1102.1) which prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and place that protection under FEHA. Current housing protections are enforced through case law under the Unruh Civil Rights Act. AB 257 would merely codify this case law. 06/03/97: Passed the State Assembly, 41-38 09/10/97: Passed the State Senate, 22-18 Status: Vetoed by Governor Wilson, 10/10/97 [A3, S3] AB 310 (Kuehl) / SUPPORT Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA): AB 310 would amend the FEHA to include: permitting courts to award expert witness fees to prevailing parties; aligning FEHA with Title VII regarding the religious organizations exemption from the law; providing reasonable accommodation for pregnant employees; expanding coverage to protect contract workers against sexual harassment; and, prohibiting genetic discrimination in employment. 06/03/97: Passed the State Assembly, 41-37 09/09/97: Failed in the State Senate, 19-17 Status: Granted Reconsideration (Two-Year Bill) [A4, S4] AB 424 (Baldwin) / OPPOSE Postsecondary Education: Armed Forces Training and Recruitment: AB 424 would prohibit a California State University or Community College from removing an armed forces training unit (ROTC) or recruiter from curriculum, campus, or facility. Some schools have attempted to remove ROTC programs from their campuses because these programs bar openly gay or lesbian students from participation. Currently, federal law supersedes AB 424 intent and is already forcing California schools to reinstate ROTC programs. As such, this bill would have no actual impact on California's schools. The State Senate amended the bill to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in armed forces training units. Staff still recommends an oppose position as there is no enforcement mechanism for the nondiscrimination clause. 06/03/97: Passed the State Assembly, 48-25 09/03/97: Passed the State Senate, 24-3 Status: Pending Assembly Concurrence Vote (Two-Year Bill) [A5, S5] AB 1059 (Migden) / SUPPORT Health Coverage: Domestic Partners: AB 1059 would require that health care service plan (insurers, e.g., HIPC, Kaiser), in providing health benefit coverage to employers and their employees, must also offer domestic partner coverage if spousal coverage is offered. This bill provides that this option must be available as a choice to employer, but not a mandate. It also includes a mechanism by which domestic partners may register for coverage purposes. 06/02/97: Passed the State Assembly, 42-35 09/08/97: Passed the State Senate, 21-17 Status: Pending Assembly Concurrence Vote (Two-Year Bill) HIV/HEALTHCARE POLICIES [A6, S6] AB 29 (Villaraigosa) / SUPPORT Terminally Ill Prisoners' Compassionate Release: AB 29 would establish a procedure for recalling a prisoner's sentence if the prisoner is found to be terminally ill and would pose no threat to public safety. 05/29/97: Passed the State Assembly, 56-16 09/12/97: Passed the State Senate, 23-7 Status: Signed by Governor Wilson, Chapter 751, Statutes of 1997 [A7, S7] AB 1099 (Migden) / SUPPORT Medi-Cal: Eligibility: AB 1099 would exempt people living with AIDS from paying "share-of-cost" requirement, if they decide to go back to work. Earnings of up to $2,500 per month would be exempted. 06/03/97: Passed the State Assembly, 77-1 09/09/97: Passed the State Senate, 28-8 Status: Vetoed by Governor Wilson, 10/13/97 [A8, S8] SB 535 (Vasconcellos) / SUPPORT Medical Marijuana Research Center: SB 535 would authorize the University of California to establish the Medical Marijuana Research Center to study the efficacy of medical marijuana use. 06/04/97: Passed the State Senate, 27-9 09/10/97: Failed in the State Assembly, 48-21 Status: Granted Reconsideration (Two-Year Bill) [A9, S9] SB 1007 (Vasconcellos) / SUPPORT Comprehensive Statewide Plan for Prevention & Treatment of HIV/AIDS: SB 1007 would convene the Strategic Plan Task Force for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention into the 21st century, using community plans developed by the Statewide Working Groups in both treatment and prevention, lending them weight in the policy arena. 05/22/97: Passed the State Senate, 29-6 09/05/97: Passed the State Assembly, 48-26 Status: Vetoed by Governor Wilson, 10/05/97 [A10, S10] SB 1035 (Polanco) / SUPPORT Medi-Cal: SB 1035 would set up a pilot project, when solicited by the Health & Human Services Dept. or the Health Care Financing Administration, to allow the state Department of Health Services to study the cost-effectiveness of early intervention for patients with HIV who do not qualify for Medi-Cal because they are not considered "disabled." 06/04/97: Passed the State Senate, 26-10 09/09/97: Passed the State Assembly, 48-27 Status: Vetoed by Governor Wilson, 10/08/97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY (80 Members: 43D, 37R) 1997 - 1998 LEGISLATIVE SESSION VOTING RECORD - FIRST YEAR Compiled by LIFE: California's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & HIV/AIDS Lobby Civil Rights Policy HIV/Healthcare Policy CR HIV Total Member Dstrct-Party A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 Sub Sub 97 % S S S O S S S S S S 50 50 100 ACKERMAN, Dick 72-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 AGUIAR, Fred 61-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 10 10 -50 10 -40 ALBY, Barbara 5-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 ALQUIST, Elaine 22-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 ARONER, Dion 14-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 ASHBURN, Roy 32-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 BACA, Joe 62-D 0 10 0 -10 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 40 40 BALDWIN, Steve 77-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 BATTIN, Jim 80-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 10 10 -50 30 -20 BAUGH, Scott 67-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 0 -10 -10 -50 0 -50 BORDONARO, Tom 33-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 0 -10 -10 -50 0 -50 BOWEN, Debra 53-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 BOWLER, Larry 10-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 BREWER, Marilyn 70-R -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 -10 -30 30 0 BROWN, Valerie 7-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 BUSTAMANTE, Cruz 31-D 0 10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 50 70 CALDERA, Louis 46-D 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 n/a n/a n/a 30 20 50/70 CAMPBELL, Bill 71-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 CARDENAS, Tony 39-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 CARDOZA, Dennis 26-D -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 10 10 -30 10 -20 CUNNEEN, Jim 24-R -10 -10 -10 -10 10 0 10 10 10 10 -30 40 10 DAVIS, Susan 76-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 DUCHENY, Denise M. 79-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 ESCUTIA, Martha 50-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 50 40 90 FIGUEROA, Liz 20-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 FIRESTONE, Brooks 35-R -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -30 50 20 FLOYD, Dick 55-D 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 40 20 60 FRUSETTA, Peter 28-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 GALLEGOS, Martin 57-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 GOLDSMITH, Jan 75-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 0 -10 10 -50 20 -30 GRANLUND, Brett 65-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 HAVICE, Sally 56-D 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 50 80 HONDA, Mike 23-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 HOUSE,George 25-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 0 -10 -10 -50 0 -50 KALOOGIAN, Howard 74-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 KEELEY, Fred 27-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 KNOX, Wally 42-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 KUEHL, Sheila 41-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 KUYKENDALL, S. 54-R -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -30 50 20 LEACH, Lynne 15-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 LEMPERT, Ted 21-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 LEONARD, Bill 63-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 0 -10 -10 -50 -20 -70 MACHADO, Mike 17-D 0 10 10 -10 0 10 10 0 10 10 10 40 50 MARGETT, Bob 59-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 0 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -20 -70 MARTINEZ, Diane 49-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 MAZZONI, Kerry 6-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 McCLINTOCK, Tom 38-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 MIGDEN, Carole 13-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 MILLER, Gary 60-R -10 -10 0 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -10 -40 -30 -70 MORRISSEY, Jim 69-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 0 -10 -10 -50 0 -50 MORROW, Bill 73-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 MURRAY, Kevin 47-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 OLBERG, Keith 34-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 OLLER, Rico 4-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 0 0 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 ORTIZ, Deborah 9-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 PACHECO, Rod 64-R -10 0 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 10 0 -40 0 -40 PAPAN, Lou 19-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 PERATA, Don 16-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 POOCHIGIAN, C. 29-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 0 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -20 -70 PRENTER, Robert 30-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 10 -50 10 -40 PRINGLE, Curt 68-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 0 10 -50 20 -30 RICHTER, Bernie 3-R -10 -10 -10 -10 0 10 10 10 0 0 -40 30 -10 RUNNER, George 36-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 -10 -10 -50 10 -40 SCOTT, Jack 44-D 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 50 40 90 SHELLEY, Kevin 12-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 STROM-MARTIN, V. 1-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 SWEENEY, Michael 18-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 TAKASUGI, Nao 37-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 0 10 -10 -10 -10 -50 -20 -70 THOMPSON, Bruce 66-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 0 10 -10 0 -10 -50 -10 -60 THOMSON, Helen 8-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 TORLAKSON, Tom 11-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 VILLARAIGOSA, A. 45-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 50 40 90 VINCENT, Edward 51-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 WASHINGTON, Carl 52-D -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 -50 50 0 WAYNE, Howard 78-D 0 10 10 -10 10 10 10 0 10 10 30 40 70 WILDMAN, Scott 43-D 0 10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 50 70 WOODS, Tom 2-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 0 -10 -50 20 -30 WRIGHT, Roderick 48-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 ***************************************************************************** ** CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE (40 Members: 23D, 16R, 1Ind.) 1997 - 1998 LEGISLATIVE SESSION VOTING RECORD - FIRST YEAR Compiled by: LIFE: California's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & HIV/AIDS Lobby Civil Rights Policy HIV/Healthcare Policy CR HIV Total Member Dstrct-Prty S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 Sub Sub '97 % S S S O S S S S S S 50 50 100% ALPERT, Deirdre 39-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 AYALA, Ruben 32-D 0 -10 -10 0 -10 10 10 0 10 0 -30 30 0 BRULTE, James 31-R 10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -30 -30 -60 BURTON, John 3-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 CALDERON, Charles 30-D 10 10 0 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 50 70 COSTA, Jim 16-D 10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 0 10 0 -30 30 0 CRAVEN, William 38-R 0 10 0 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DILLS, Ralph 28-D 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 30 40 GREENE, Leroy 6-D 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 40 40 80 HAYDEN, Tom 23-D 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 50 80 HAYNES, Raymond 36-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 HUGHES, Teresa 25-D 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 50 40 90 HURTT, Rob 34-R 0 -10 -10 0 -10 0 -10 -10 0 -10 -30 -30 -60 JOHANNESSEN, M. 4-R 0 -10 -10 -10 -10 0 10 -10 -10 -10 -40 -20 -60 JOHNSON, Ross 35-R 0 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -40 -50 -90 JOHNSTON, Patrick 5-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 40 40 80 KARNETTE, Betty 27-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 0 10 10 40 40 80 KELLEY, David 37-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 -10 -50 -10 -60 KNIGHT, Pete 17-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -10 -50 -30 -80 KOPP, Quentin 8-Ind. 10 10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 -10 50 40 LEE, Barbara 9-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 LESLIE, Tim 1-R 10 -10 0 -10 -10 10 0 10 10 0 -20 30 10 LEWIS, John 33-R -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 10 0 -10 -50 0 -50 LOCKYER, Bill 10-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 MADDY, Ken 14-R 10 -10 10 -10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 20 20 McPHERSON, Bruce 15-R 10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -10 50 40 MONTEITH, Dick 12-R 10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 -10 -30 -30 -60 MOUNTJOY, Richard 29-R -10 -10 -10 0 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -40 -50 -90 O'CONNELL, Jack 18-D 10 10 10 -10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 30 30 60 PEACE, Steve 40-D 10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -10 50 40 POLANCO, Richard 29-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 RAINEY, Richard 7-R 10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 -10 10 10 -30 30 0 ROSENTHAL, Herschel 20-D 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 50 80 SCHIFF, Adam 21-D 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 -10 10 0 30 20 50 SHER, Byron 11-D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 SOLIS, Hilda 24-D 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 50 90 THOMPSON, Mike 2-D 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 50 80 VASCONCELLOS, John 13-D 0 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 50 80 WATSON, Diane 26-D 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 10 0 0 30 30 60 WRIGHT, Cathie 19-R 10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10 -10 -30 30 0 KEY: Party Affiliation: D - Democrat, R - Republican, Ind - Independent Position: S - Support, O - Opposed Prepared by Eric Astacaan, 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