---
type: "Bill"
title: "High school exit examination."
description: "High school exit examination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2040"
citation: "California AB 2040 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["High school exit examination."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nunez"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0bb98c9-d3aa-4b64-81b1-56899fd25add"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2040"
source_hash: "3ac0338274c4db1a2cb9e0d1dff71f27d219aedc8b437e86baf081328c84eb72"
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 2040 (20072008) — High school exit examination.

## 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=200720080AB2040&version=20070AB204099INT)
2. **08/04/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2040&version=20070AB204098AMD)
3. **08/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2040&version=20070AB204097AMD)
4. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2040&version=20070AB204095CHP)
5. **AB2040** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2040)
6. **08/21/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2040&version=20070AB204096ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2040 NUNEZ Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2040 Nunez By Romero — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2040 NUNEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nunez — primary (person)
- Brownley — coauthor (person)
- Hancock — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Silva — 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 Education. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 22). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-27** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 5366.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-18** Place on Standing Committee on Education suspense file.
- **2008-06-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** 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`
- **2008-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2008-08-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 5035.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-18** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 6593.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 666, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0bb98c9-d3aa-4b64-81b1-56899fd25add`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).