---
type: "Bill"
title: "State bodies: governance."
description: "State bodies: governance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1479"
citation: "California AB 1479 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State bodies: governance."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mendoza"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2008-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fcd857a-91a3-4e14-be15-c41fd32acaa1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1479"
source_hash: "50433529e0aca13098f0e156d90bb5f83385696927173c95c264e210f4047ea0"
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 1479 (20072008) — State bodies: governance.

## 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=200720080AB1479&version=20070AB147999INT)
2. **06/04/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1479&version=20070AB147997AMD)
3. **06/24/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1479&version=20070AB147996AMD)
4. **08/01/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1479&version=20070AB147994CHP)
5. **09/12/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1479&version=20070AB147998AMD)
6. **AB1479** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1479)
7. **07/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1479&version=20070AB147995ENR)

## Votes

- Be referred to Committee on Business and Professions. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1479 MENDOZA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Environmental Quality. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1479 MENDOZA Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1479 Mendoza By Correa — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mendoza — 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 Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2007-09-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-12-13** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-07** From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 7). `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-01-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-01-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (January 24). Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-01-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3883.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-01-30** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization and Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-02** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-04** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-06-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 4618.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-07-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 6045.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-21** Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.
- **2008-08-01** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 211, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fcd857a-91a3-4e14-be15-c41fd32acaa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).