---
type: "Bill"
title: "State preschool programs: reform."
description: "State preschool programs: reform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2759"
citation: "California AB 2759 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State preschool programs: reform."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 33
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f444ecbb-8a10-4783-8aa0-dace8abdaaa7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759"
source_hash: "7fc74a72193dda62000d941748ddb8e6f7e4b01b20ffeced378fc9fb0944c383"
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 2759 (20072008) — State preschool programs: reform.

## 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=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275999INT)
2. **04/03/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275998AMD)
3. **04/24/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275997AMD)
4. **05/23/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275996AMD)
5. **06/17/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275995AMD)
6. **08/04/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275994AMD)
7. **08/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275993AMD)
8. **08/20/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275992AMD)
9. **08/22/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275991AMD)
10. **09/26/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275989CHP)
11. **AB2759** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759)
12. **09/04/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2759&version=20070AB275990ENR)

## Votes

- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2759 JONES Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2759 Jones By Steinberg — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2759 JONES Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jones — primary (person)
- Brownley — coauthor (person)
- Coto — coauthor (person)
- Huffman — coauthor (person)
- Krekorian — coauthor (person)
- Laird — coauthor (person)
- Mullin — coauthor (person)
- Nunez — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — principal coauthor (person)
- Wiggins — 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`
- **2008-04-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** 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 12. Noes 5.) (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 47. Noes 31. Page 5498.) `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 Education. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-25** 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 6. Noes 2.) . `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 9. Noes 6.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-20** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **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 34. Noes 2. Page 5381.) `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 1. Page 6967.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 308, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f444ecbb-8a10-4783-8aa0-dace8abdaaa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).