COMPLETE BILL HISTORY BILL NUMBER : A.B. No. 259 AUTHOR : Smyth TOPIC : County public defender. TYPE OF BILL : Active Non-Urgency Non-Appropriations Majority Vote Required Non-State-Mandated Local Program Non-Fiscal Non-Tax Levy BILL HISTORY 2012 Aug. 30 Ordered to inactive file pursuant to Senate Rule 29. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Dutton. Aug. 9 Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 19. Noes 15. Page 4443.). Motion to reconsider made by Senator Liu. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4443.) June 27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. June 26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (June 26). June 25 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. 2011 June 21 In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted. June 13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. June 2 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. May 19 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. May 19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 13. Page 1437.) May 12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. May 11 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. May 10 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (May 10). May 5 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. May 4 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. Mar. 15 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. Feb. 18 Referred to Com. on JUD. Feb. 8 From printer. May be heard in committee March 10. Feb. 7 Read first time. To print.