---
type: "Bill"
title: "Counties: water bond loans."
description: "Counties: water bond loans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2680"
citation: "California AB 2680 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties: water bond loans."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 33
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ba4a76d-bcc4-4da6-9dc6-99f002334b3c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2680"
source_hash: "a2d81a835bb9ab26e634b7328a44b8a23f545af25c4889a93c339c500bbac6f2"
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 2680 (20072008) — Counties: water bond loans.

## 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=200720080AB2680&version=20070AB268099INT)
2. **04/21/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2680&version=20070AB268098AMD)
3. **05/23/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2680&version=20070AB268097AMD)
4. **08/20/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2680&version=20070AB268096AMD)
5. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2680&version=20070AB268094CHP)
6. **AB2680** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2680)
7. **09/04/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2680&version=20070AB268095ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2680 ADAMS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2680 Adams By Dutton — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2680 Adams By Dutton — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2680 ADAMS Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)
- Carter — coauthor (person)
- Cook — coauthor (person)
- Emmerson — coauthor (person)
- Huff — coauthor (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`
- **2008-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 16). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-21** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-14** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 5468.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-07-14** Place on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2008-08-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5027.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-14** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-08-19** Withdrawn from Enrollment.
- **2008-08-19** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2008-08-19** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2008-08-20** Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time and amended. To second reading. `reading-1, passage, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-22** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5315.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-29** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6955.)
- **2008-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 6965.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-12** (Corrected September 12.)
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 643, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ba4a76d-bcc4-4da6-9dc6-99f002334b3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).