On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved our bill, 12 to 3! Getting through this committee brings us one step closer to making sure this bill becomes a law. Next step: Assembly Floor vote. Stay tuned!
Here's how the committee voted…
| Assemblymember Lorena S. Gonzalez (Chair) | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Frank Bigelow (Vice Chair) | Rep. | No | ||
| Assemblymember Richard Bloom | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Rob Bonta (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember William P. Brough | Rep. | No | ||
| Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Ed Chau | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Tyler Diep (did not vote) | Rep. | NV | ||
| Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Vince Fong | Rep. | No | ||
| Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (did not vote) | Dem. | NV | ||
| Assemblymember Brian Maienschein | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Jay Obernolte (did not vote) | Rep. | NV | ||
| Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Bill Quirk | Dem. | Yes | ||
| Assemblymember Robert Rivas | Dem. | Yes |
Unfortunately, the Republican Caucus is officially against our bill. In 2017, though, they supported our Whistleblower Protection bill, AB 1102.