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type: "Bill"
title: "Reductions in the Budget Act of 2007 relating to state government: fiscal emergency."
description: "Reductions in the Budget Act of 2007 relating to state government: fiscal emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008 Special Session 3"
identifier: "AB 3"
citation: "California AB 3 (20072008 Special Session 3)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Reductions in the Budget Act of 2007 relating to state government: fiscal emergency."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-04"
last_action: "2008-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2dd2cc8a-5d8d-4058-b9bf-97ca9f922820"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB3"
source_hash: "ec113f734292ef390d5d86556b993496f9a9b93fadc10eda3e43f771f2c5c102"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 3 (20072008 Special Session 3) — Reductions in the Budget Act of 2007 relating to state government: fiscal emergency.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/04/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB3&version=20073AB399INT)
2. **02/07/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB3&version=20073AB398AMD)
3. **02/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB3&version=20073AB397AMD)
4. **02/16/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB3&version=20073AB395CHP)
5. **AB3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB3)
6. **02/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB3&version=20073AB396ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB3 BUDGET Third Reading Urgency By LAIRD Third Extraordinary Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB3 Committee on BUDGET (Laird) Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-05** From printer.
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-02-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-02-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 26. Noes 0.) (February 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 51.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Senate.
- **2008-02-15** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 26.)
- **2008-02-15** Read second time. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 2. Page 27.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-02-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2008-02-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-02-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1, Statutes of 2007-08 Third Extraordinary Session.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2dd2cc8a-5d8d-4058-b9bf-97ca9f922820`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education finance: apportionment: deferral."
description: "Education finance: apportionment: deferral."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008 Special Session 3"
identifier: "AB 4"
citation: "California AB 4 (20072008 Special Session 3)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Education finance: apportionment: deferral."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-04"
last_action: "2008-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebcebc8e-047e-4372-8c75-3542e2336daa"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB4"
source_hash: "d1916cbddf70c5867ac596d55336402d76ea5c950fc3dd14bcc6234a87213dd0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 4 (20072008 Special Session 3) — Education finance: apportionment: deferral.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/04/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB4&version=20073AB499INT)
2. **02/07/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB4&version=20073AB498AMD)
3. **02/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB4&version=20073AB497AMD)
4. **02/16/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB4&version=20073AB495CHP)
5. **AB4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB4)
6. **02/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB4&version=20073AB496ENR)
## Votes
- AB4 BUDGET Third Reading Urgency By LAIRD Third Extraordinary Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB4 Committee on BUDGET (Laird) Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-05** From printer.
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-02-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-02-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 26. Noes 0.) (February 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 46.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Senate.
- **2008-02-15** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 26.)
- **2008-02-15** Read second time. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 2. Page 28.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-02-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2008-02-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-02-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2007-08 Third Extraordinary Session.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebcebc8e-047e-4372-8c75-3542e2336daa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public health programs."
description: "Public health programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008 Special Session 3"
identifier: "AB 5"
citation: "California AB 5 (20072008 Special Session 3)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public health programs."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-04"
last_action: "2008-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae6cbd60-abea-4e7f-96a1-3741b83d661d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB5"
source_hash: "10b24576acc9539f220ad42db1ea07e1ba024daa59e7ef55ed3210eb97b9dbaf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 5 (20072008 Special Session 3) — Public health programs.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/04/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB5&version=20073AB599INT)
2. **02/07/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB5&version=20073AB598AMD)
3. **02/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB5&version=20073AB597AMD)
4. **02/16/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB5&version=20073AB595CHP)
5. **AB5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB5)
6. **02/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB5&version=20073AB596ENR)
## Votes
- AB5 BUDGET Third Reading Urgency By LAIRD Third Extraordinary Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB5 Committee on BUDGET (Laird) Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-05** From printer.
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-02-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-02-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 25. Noes 0.) (February 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 5. Page 54.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Senate.
- **2008-02-15** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 26.)
- **2008-02-15** Read second time. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 29.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-02-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2008-02-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-02-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 3, Statutes of 2007-08 Third Extraordinary Session.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae6cbd60-abea-4e7f-96a1-3741b83d661d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services."
description: "Human services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008 Special Session 3"
identifier: "AB 6"
citation: "California AB 6 (20072008 Special Session 3)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-04"
last_action: "2008-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da6f8c66-169a-47b7-8f61-4e000996db1b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB6"
source_hash: "de13c92c76879c4506e9452595ae89bcb495169ab5948aeaef204fb86a7fb4b0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 6 (20072008 Special Session 3) — Human services.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/04/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB6&version=20073AB699INT)
2. **02/07/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB6&version=20073AB698AMD)
3. **02/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB6&version=20073AB697AMD)
4. **02/16/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB6&version=20073AB695CHP)
5. **AB6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB6)
6. **02/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB6&version=20073AB696ENR)
## Votes
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB6 Committee on BUDGET (Laird) Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB6 BUDGET Third Reading Urgency By LAIRD Third Extraordinary Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-05** From printer.
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-02-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-02-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 26. Noes 0.) (February 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 48.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Senate.
- **2008-02-15** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 26.)
- **2008-02-15** Read second time. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 3. Page 30.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-02-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2008-02-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-02-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 4, Statutes of 2007-08 Third Extraordinary Session.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da6f8c66-169a-47b7-8f61-4e000996db1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highway Users Tax Account."
description: "Highway Users Tax Account."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008 Special Session 3"
identifier: "AB 7"
citation: "California AB 7 (20072008 Special Session 3)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highway Users Tax Account."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-04"
last_action: "2008-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c397413-c342-41cb-adbb-88b3f0ee5396"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB7"
source_hash: "1974c84c2aff9aef73c9f1db95d0ed2ff0017865c75b4b3f19df93a1028adcfc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 7 (20072008 Special Session 3) — Highway Users Tax Account.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/04/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB7&version=20073AB799INT)
2. **02/07/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB7&version=20073AB798AMD)
3. **02/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB7&version=20073AB797AMD)
4. **02/16/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB7&version=20073AB795CHP)
5. **AB7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB7)
6. **02/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB7&version=20073AB796ENR)
## Votes
- AB7 BUDGET Third Reading Urgency By LAIRD Third Extraordinary Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB7 Committee on BUDGET (Laird) — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-05** From printer.
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-02-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-02-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 26. Noes 0.) (February 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 53.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Senate.
- **2008-02-15** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 26.)
- **2008-02-15** Read second time. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 2. Page 31.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-02-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2008-02-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-02-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 5, Statutes of 2007-08 Third Extraordinary Session.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c397413-c342-41cb-adbb-88b3f0ee5396`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State operations."
description: "State operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008 Special Session 3"
identifier: "AB 8"
citation: "California AB 8 (20072008 Special Session 3)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State operations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-04"
last_action: "2008-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8be5cb7a-734c-4c77-ab36-054c5f6e7deb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB8"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 8 (20072008 Special Session 3) — State operations.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/04/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB8&version=20073AB899INT)
2. **02/07/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB8&version=20073AB898AMD)
3. **02/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB8&version=20073AB897AMD)
4. **02/16/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB8&version=20073AB895CHP)
5. **AB8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB8)
6. **02/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720083AB8&version=20073AB896ENR)
## Votes
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB8 Committee on BUDGET (Laird) Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB8 BUDGET Third Reading Urgency By LAIRD Third Extraordinary Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-05** From printer.
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-02-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Budget. `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-02-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 24. Noes 0.) (February 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 3. Page 49.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Senate.
- **2008-02-15** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 26.)
- **2008-02-15** Read second time. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-02-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 5. Page 31.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-02-15** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-02-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2008-02-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-02-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 6, Statutes of 2007-08 Third Extraordinary Session.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8be5cb7a-734c-4c77-ab36-054c5f6e7deb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).