---
type: "Bill"
title: "Housing: local enforcement: relinquishment."
description: "Housing: local enforcement: relinquishment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2554"
citation: "California AB 2554 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing: local enforcement: relinquishment."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42d581f3-6f0d-43c0-8624-de42b9fb7a89"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2554"
source_hash: "b29f96b443b1b8b145e4f7a6abacdfb1383f0409a3201fec7dbc50f46f7214e5"
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 2554 (20072008) — Housing: local enforcement: relinquishment.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2554&version=20070AB255499INT)
2. **03/25/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2554&version=20070AB255498AMD)
3. **05/15/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2554&version=20070AB255497AMD)
4. **07/17/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2554&version=20070AB255495CHP)
5. **AB2554** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2554)
6. **07/01/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2554&version=20070AB255496ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2554 MULLIN Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #30 AB2554 Mullin — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2554 MULLIN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mullin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2008-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2008-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-03-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-03-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 2). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-10** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-04-21** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4750.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-04-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-23** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-06-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-06-26** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4460.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-06-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-06-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5935.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-07** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
- **2008-07-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 138, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42d581f3-6f0d-43c0-8624-de42b9fb7a89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).