---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oil spill response fund."
description: "Oil spill response fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1220"
citation: "California AB 1220 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Oil spill response fund."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laird"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1237fa4d-614b-4791-873b-bed9dbca14ca"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220"
source_hash: "0bb43edf3e38fd23ecc4f3f71c665bfa724bee61548d05134f8c94afc7417953"
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 1220 (20072008) — Oil spill response fund.

## 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=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122099INT)
2. **04/16/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122098AMD)
3. **06/01/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122097AMD)
4. **06/21/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122096AMD)
5. **08/20/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122095AMD)
6. **08/31/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122094AMD)
7. **10/10/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122092CHP)
8. **AB1220** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220)
9. **09/25/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1220&version=20070AB122093ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1220 LAIRD Third Reading Urgency — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1220 Laird Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1220 Laird Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laird — primary (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`
- **2007-03-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2007-04-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-06-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-06-06** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1998.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-21** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-02** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-07-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-08-20** 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** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2007-08-31** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-31** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-11** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2580.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-09-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2007-09-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3374.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-10-02** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:45 a.m.
- **2007-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 373, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1237fa4d-614b-4791-873b-bed9dbca14ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).