---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dependent children."
description: "Dependent children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2310"
citation: "California AB 2310 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dependent children."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maze"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-21"
last_action: "2008-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1d58fd5-76c1-49e3-aa55-8c8f8352c369"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2310"
source_hash: "47e80d7a9170c4b32c9c8117839c9e2b17988068898f01b490ef72e71a10d531"
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 2310 (20072008) — Dependent children.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2310&version=20070AB231099INT)
2. **03/28/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2310&version=20070AB231098AMD)
3. **04/10/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2310&version=20070AB231097AMD)
4. **07/16/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2310&version=20070AB231095CHP)
5. **AB2310** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2310)
6. **07/07/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2310&version=20070AB231096ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2310 MAZE Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #32 AB2310 Maze — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Maze — primary (person)
- Bass — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2008-03-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-03** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-12** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5165.) `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 Human Services and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **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`
- **2008-07-03** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4640.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-03** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-07-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2008-07-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 131, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1d58fd5-76c1-49e3-aa55-8c8f8352c369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).