---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public health."
description: "Public health."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 211"
citation: "California AB 211 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public health."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 43
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2007-01-25"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/372f25be-3ff7-43bc-b1d1-ff19f106b8d5"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211"
source_hash: "c419bf07230af7d082c10bc5f9a1502724d12416349daabaa643cb7436c99103"
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 211 (20072008) — Public health.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/25/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21199INT)
2. **06/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21197AMD)
3. **07/01/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21196AMD)
4. **08/06/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21195AMD)
5. **08/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21194AMD)
6. **08/22/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21193AMD)
7. **09/05/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21198AMD)
8. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21191CHP)
9. **AB211** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211)
10. **09/11/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB211&version=20070AB21192ENR)

## Votes

- AB 211 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By LAIRD — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 211 Jones Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- From Committee: Amendments returned to Senate floor for consideration. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB211 Jones By Alquist — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jones — primary (person)
- Alquist — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Torlakson — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-25** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-01-26** From printer. May be heard in committee February 25.
- **2007-04-19** Without reference to committee. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 1. Page 1298.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-16** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2007-07-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-08-27** To inactive file on motion of Senator Perata.
- **2007-09-05** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2007-09-05** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-06** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-11** To inactive file on motion of Senator Perata.
- **2008-06-12** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2008-06-12** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-16** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-06-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-05** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-06** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-13** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2008-08-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Page 5016.). `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-14** From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-21** From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-22** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-26** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 5381.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2008-08-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-31** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 7111.)
- **2008-08-31** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 31). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 54. Noes 22. Page 7139.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 602, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/372f25be-3ff7-43bc-b1d1-ff19f106b8d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).