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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SJR 28
Author: Kehoe (D), et al
Amended: 8/16/10
Vote: 21
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE : 3-2, 6/15/10
AYES: Corbett, Hancock, Leno
NOES: Harman, Walters
SENATE FLOOR : 22-9, 6/17/10
AYES: Alquist, Ashburn, Calderon, Corbett, Correa,
DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Hancock, Kehoe, Leno, Liu,
Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Pavley, Price,
Romero, Simitian, Steinberg, Wolk, Wright, Yee
NOES: Aanestad, Dutton, Emmerson, Harman, Hollingsworth,
Huff, Runner, Strickland, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Cogdill, Cox, Denham, Florez,
Oropeza, Wiggins, Wyland, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 49-25, 8/23/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : The 2020 Census
SOURCE : Equality California
DIGEST : This resolution urges the Congress and the
President of the United States and the Secretary of
Commerce to enact legislation or adopt policies to have the
2020 Census and other surveys gather data on sexual
orientation and gender identity.
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Assembly Amendments include the Secretary of Commerce.
ANALYSIS : Existing constitutional law requires the
federal government to conduct a census of the United
States' population every 10 years. (Article I, Section 2
of the United States Constitution)
This resolution states that the Constitution of the United
States and federal statutory law require the federal
government to perform a census of people living in the
United States.
This resolution states that the federal government uses
data collected from the census for the allocation of
federal funds, including, but not limited to, funding for
hospitals, job training centers, schools, public works
projects, and emergency services.
This resolution states that the number of representatives
allocated to a state to serve in the United States House of
Representatives is based on data collected from the census.
This resolution states that statistics based on data
collected from the census are used for a myriad of public
benefit purposes, including, but not limited to, quality of
life issues and advocacy.
This resolution states that census data that is available
is principally related to same-sex couples.
This resolution states that statistics based on data from
the 2000 Census have estimated that approximately 5.87
million people in the United States are gay or lesbian.
This resolution states that the 2010 Census will be the
first census to release a count of both same-sex spouses
and same-sex unmarried partners.
This resolution declares that the census discriminates
against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community because it does not currently include questions
regarding sexual orientation.
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This resolution states that if the census were to count
members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community, the data could be used to appropriately allocate
resources and services to this community just as it does
other communities.
This resolution urges the Congress and the President of the
United States to enact legislation to have the 2020 Census
gather data on sexual orientation and gender identity.
This resolution states that the Legislature calls upon the
President of the United States to encourage, and the
Secretary of Commerce to adopt, policies to include the
collection of data on sexual orientation and gender
identity in the 2020 Census and future surveys and censuses
conducted by the United States Census Bureau.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/23/10)
Equality California (source)
AIDS Project East Bay
AIDS Service Center
Diversionary Theatre
Family Health Centers of San Diego
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Transgender Law Center
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author states: "While the
2010 Census will be the first decennial Census to count
both same-sex spouses and same-sex unmarried partners, the
US Census continues to discriminate against the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community as it does
not currently include questions regarding sexual
orientation and gender identity. If the United States
Census were to count the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender community in its Census, the data gathered
could be used to appropriately provide resources and
services to this community just as it does for other
communities."
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Block, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Coto, De La Torre, De Leon,
Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Galgiani,
Gatto, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huffman, Jones,
Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava, V.
Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana,
Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Yamada, John A. Perez
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill,
Conway, Cook, DeVore, Fuller, Gaines, Garrick, Gilmore,
Hagman, Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, Silva, Smyth, Audra
Strickland, Tran
NO VOTE RECORDED: Davis, Furutani, Huber, Villines,
Vacancy, Vacancy
RJG:mwk 8/24/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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