---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: record format."
description: "Elections: record format."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1734"
citation: "California AB 1734 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: record format."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Elections and Redistricting"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2007-03-14"
last_action: "2007-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da3af22a-4cb6-4446-8418-a08f61beee51"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1734"
source_hash: "a5ad44016c76615fb6329cd969d10bf9c9a77cd68ef91cc5714140f4447b15c7"
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 1734 (20072008) — Elections: record format.

## Version chain

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

1. **03/14/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1734&version=20070AB173499INT)
2. **08/29/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1734&version=20070AB173498AMD)
3. **10/11/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1734&version=20070AB173496CHP)
4. **AB1734** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1734)
5. **09/17/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1734&version=20070AB173497ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1734 E.& R. Assembly Third Reading By PRICE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1734 E.& R. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By PRICE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #18 AB1734 Committee on E. & R. (Price) By Calderon — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Elections and Redistricting — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-03-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** From printer. May be heard in committee April 14.
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 2). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-10** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1432.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-23** Referred to Com. on E., R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-20** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-07-09** To inactive file on motion of Senator Perata.
- **2007-08-29** From inactive file.
- **2007-08-29** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-05** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2338.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-09-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-09-06** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2997.)
- **2007-09-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3080.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-21** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2007-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 515, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da3af22a-4cb6-4446-8418-a08f61beee51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).