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Congressman Doug LaMalfa

Update: Prison Bill Passes Senate

With a narrow margin in the Senate, AB 900 also passed out of the Senate today, 27-10, with 3 abstentions and will now go to the Governor.  The vote was on call for a while with 22 "aye" votes before reaching the required 2/3 vote of 27.

**UPDATE (from Jon Fleischman)**

Here is information on who the GOPers were who voted against the bonds:

State Senate GOP
Noes: Aanestad, Cogdill, Denham, McClintock
Not Voting: Battin, Maldonado

This passed the Senate with the bare minimum 2/3 – Final Vote: 27 ayes, 10 noes, 3 not votings

Assembly GOP
Noes: Strickland
Not Voting: Garcia, Houston
Absent: Devore, Anderson
 
Final Vote: 70 ayes, 1 no, 8 not voting, 1 vacancy