Elizabeth Kim, Mary McCune
SB 128 champions for the rights of terminally ill, mentally competent Californians to ask and receive a prescription from their physician to shorten an unnecessarily painful dying process, easing the experience of dying for everyone. Modeled after Oregon’s successful 1997 Death with Dignity Act, SB 128 includes important safeguards to ensure that these decisions made by dying Californians are voluntary and heartfelt.
Bill Author: Senator Bill Monning, Senator Lois Wolk, Assembly Member Susan Eggman (see bills for subsequent co-authors)
Bill Sponsor: Compassion & Choices
Status: SB 128 was last set for hearing in the Assembly Health Committee; the hearing was cancelled at the request of the authors. SB 128 became a two-year bill, however its language was re-introduced as a special second extraordinary session bill, ABX2 15 which is currently on the Assembly Floor.
Hearings:
Senate Floor Session, June 04, 2015
Senate Appropriations Committee, May 28, 2015
Senate Appropriations Committee, May 11, 2015
Senate Judiciary Committee, April 07, 2015
Senate Health Committee, March 25, 2015
Vote Record:
Date |
Result |
Location |
Ayes |
Noes |
NVR |
Motion |
06/04/15 |
(PASS) |
Senate Floor |
23 |
15 |
2 |
Senate 3rd Reading SB128 Wolk |
Ayes: Allen, Beall, Block, De León, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mitchell, Monning, Pavley, Roth, Wieckowski, Wolk, Allen, Beall, Block, De León, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mitchell, Monning, Pavley, Roth, Wieckowski, Wolk |
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Noes: Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Cannella, Fuller, Gaines, Huff, Mendoza, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Nielsen, Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Cannella, Fuller, Gaines, Huff, Mendoza, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Nielsen |
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No Votes Recorded: Hueso, Pan, Hueso, Pan |
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06/04/15 |
(PASS) |
Senate Floor |
23 |
15 |
2 |
Senate 3rd Reading SB128 Wolk |
Ayes: Allen, Beall, Block, De León, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mitchell, Monning, Pavley, Roth, Wieckowski, Wolk, Allen, Beall, Block, De León, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mitchell, Monning, Pavley, Roth, Wieckowski, Wolk |
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Noes: Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Cannella, Fuller, Gaines, Huff, Mendoza, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Nielsen, Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Cannella, Fuller, Gaines, Huff, Mendoza, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Nielsen |
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No Votes Recorded: Hueso, Pan, Hueso, Pan |
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05/28/15 |
(PASS) |
Sen Appropriations |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Do pass as amended |
Ayes: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, Leyva, Mendoza, Nielsen, Lara, Beall, Hill, Leyva, Mendoza |
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Noes: Bates, Nielsen |
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05/11/15 |
(PASS) |
Sen Appropriations |
7 |
0 |
0 |
Placed on suspense file |
Ayes: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, Leyva, Mendoza, Nielsen, Lara, Beall, Hill, Leyva, Mendoza |
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Noes: Bates, Nielsen |
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04/07/15 |
(PASS) |
Sen Judiciary |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] |
Ayes: Jackson, Hertzberg, Leno, Monning, Wieckowski |
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Noes: Vidak, Anderson |
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03/25/15 |
(PASS) |
Sen Health |
6 |
2 |
0 |
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] |
Ayes: Hernandez, Hall, Mitchell, Monning, Roth, Wolk |
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Noes: Nguyen, Nielsen |
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No Votes Recorded: Pan |
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Media:
California lawmakers introduce ‘death with dignity’ bill: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article7898076.html
California aid-in-dying measure passes first committee: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article16295804.html
California Physicians End Opposition to Aid-in-Dying bill: http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-california-physicians-end-opposition-to-end-of-life-option-bill-20150519-story.html
California governor critiques new path for right-to-die bill: http://www.sacbee.com/news/article31371278.html