---
type: "Bill"
title: "Inmate release."
description: "Inmate release."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1172"
citation: "California AB 1172 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Inmate release."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon Runner"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-10-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7331a537-6d7a-47fa-a0b3-f48549e90b46"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172"
source_hash: "3a431f49c25e68aa4984f9548a3b0143b6acc1ed5d51691da113dbbae67ac900"
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 1172 (20072008) — Inmate release.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/23/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172&version=20070AB117299INT)
2. **03/28/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172&version=20070AB117298AMD)
3. **05/24/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172&version=20070AB117297AMD)
4. **07/12/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172&version=20070AB117296AMD)
5. **07/19/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172&version=20070AB117295AMD)
6. **10/13/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172&version=20070AB117293CHP)
7. **AB1172** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172)
8. **09/10/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1172&version=20070AB117294ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1172 RUNNER Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1172 RUNNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #16 AB1172 Sharon?Runner By Runner — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sharon Runner — primary (person)
- Spitzer — author (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2007-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2007-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-07** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1359.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-11** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-12** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2007-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2177.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-09-04** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2881.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2007-10-13** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 571, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7331a537-6d7a-47fa-a0b3-f48549e90b46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).