---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utility user taxes: exemption."
description: "Utility user taxes: exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2009"
citation: "California AB 2009 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utility user taxes: exemption."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hernandez"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6f6f300-0035-4dca-8534-824a630a551a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2009"
source_hash: "66ab6b55c71376eaacde9a616508ae4fec3b345ff059a4089022b323ffec7db1"
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 2009 (20072008) — Utility user taxes: exemption.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/15/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2009&version=20070AB200999INT)
2. **05/06/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2009&version=20070AB200998AMD)
3. **06/18/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2009&version=20070AB200997AMD)
4. **08/01/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2009&version=20070AB200995CHP)
5. **AB2009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2009)
6. **07/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2009&version=20070AB200996ENR)

## Votes

- Special Consent #31 AB2009 Hernandez — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2009 HERNANDEZ Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2009 HERNANDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hernandez — primary (person)
- Huff — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2008-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. and Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Local Government Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-05** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-06** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5149.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-15** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-05** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-06-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4625.) `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 75. Noes 0. Page 6040.) `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 221, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6f6f300-0035-4dca-8534-824a630a551a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).