0 0 ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁action ▁S CA ▁ 5 ▁passed ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁on ▁Jan . ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁crossed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁Hern ande z ' s ▁request , ▁Assembly ▁Spe aker ▁John ▁Pérez ▁referred ▁the ▁measure ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁In ▁a ▁joint ▁statement ▁with ▁Hern ande z , ▁Pérez ▁announced ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁b ic amer al ▁commission ▁on ▁issues ▁surrounding ▁rec ruit ment , ▁adm issions , ▁and ▁ret ention ▁in ▁California ' s ▁systems ▁of ▁higher ▁education . ▁Senate ▁President ▁pro ▁Temp ore ▁Dar rell ▁Stein berg ▁also ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁S CA ▁ 5 : ▁" I ▁look ▁forward ▁to ▁working ▁with ▁Senator ▁Hern ande z , ▁my ▁Senate ▁colle agues , ▁and ▁the ▁Assembly ▁in ▁bringing ▁all ▁communities ▁together ▁for ▁a ▁serious ▁and ▁so ber ▁exam ination ▁of ▁Aff irm ative ▁Action ." ▁ ▁Current ▁Status ▁A ▁Change . org ▁pet ition ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁bill ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁sign atures ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁three ▁Dem ocrat ▁sen ators ▁who ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁bill ▁in ▁January , ▁Senator ▁Hern ande z ▁put ▁the ▁bill ▁on ▁hold . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁further ▁action ▁or ▁attempt ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the