The chart below indicates the current status of the
California MGM
Bill proposal and briefly details the major phases of
the
state legislative process.
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Phase 1:
Submission
The first step in the legislative process is to
submit a formal bill proposal to the
California
State Legislature to attract
a sponsor. In 2008, this task was completed on
January 7th, when the California MGM Bill proposal was faxed
to each individual member of the State Assembly and Senate
in Sacramento.
This is the current stage of the California MGM Bill, where we
are searching for a legislative sponsor.
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Phase 2:
Sponsorship and Introduction
If one or more sponsors are found, the sponsoring member(s) will
introduce the bill to their chamber of the State
Legislature,
where it will be assigned a legislative number for
tracking. Only members of the Legislature may sponsor a
bill.
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Phase 3:
Referral to Committee(s)
The bill will then be referred
to one or more committees, which is where most of the work
gets done. During this phase, committee members
will evaluate the California MGM Bill by researching current facts
and opinions on male circumcision. If the bill
is deemed important enough,
public hearings may be held to request testimony
from doctors, intactivists, legal experts, and
religious officials.
At the end of the investigation,
the bill language will be reviewed and possibly "marked up"
(amended) through deliberation prior to a vote by
all members of the committee.
Likely
Committee Referrals:
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Committee
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Chair |
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Assembly Committee on
Health
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Asm.
Mervyn M. Dymally (D-Compton) |
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Assembly Committee on Public Safety
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Asm.
Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) |
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Assembly Committee on Appropriations
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Asm.
Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) |
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Senate Committee on
Health
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Sen.
Sheila Kuehl (D-Los Angeles) |
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Senate
Committee on Public Safety
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Sen.
Carole Migden (D-San Rafael) |
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Senate
Committee on
Appropriations
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Sen.
Tom Torlakson (D-Concord) |
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1 Bill may also be referred to the
Budget and Fiscal Review
Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Chair:
Elaine
Alquist (D-San Jose)
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Phase 4:
Assembly and Senate Floor Vote
If the bill is passed by the full committee(s), it
will then be sent to the chamber floor for
deliberation, possible amendment, and a vote. If voted up, it
then passes to the other chamber
(ie: the State Senate) for a similar deliberation and
vote. If differing versions of the same bill are
passed by each chamber, then both versions of the bill
may be
referred to a Conference Committee where
compromise language will be crafted so that a single
bill can be sent back to the Assembly and Senate
floor for a
another vote.
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Phase 5:
Governor's Signature
If the bill passes both the Assembly and the Senate, it
will be delivered to the
Governor
for his signature. If the
Governor vetoes the bill,
the Legislature may override the veto with a 2/3
majority vote.
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Phase 6:
Enactment,
Implementation, and Enforcement
If the MGM Bill is signed by the Governor, it
will become law on the date specified in the bill.
The responsibility of enforcing and carrying out
the directives of the law then falls to the
California Executive Branch. In this
final stage, intactivist groups will work closely with key agencies
like the
California
Department of Health Services,
the
California Department of Social Services,
and local law enforcement to ensure that
the directives of the law are carried out
as the Legislature intended.
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