---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: ballots."
description: "Elections: ballots."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2786"
citation: "California AB 2786 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: ballots."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salas"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c57b802d-fe9f-4114-a45a-1222ccd69ae0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2786"
source_hash: "aaa94061c6b5affdbb1fe2eaa1b12e3f36e0cabfe6628be2c9d4fe268bb0579c"
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 2786 (20072008) — Elections: ballots.

## 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=200720080AB2786&version=20070AB278699INT)
2. **08/01/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2786&version=20070AB278697CHP)
3. **AB2786** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2786)
4. **07/16/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2786&version=20070AB278698ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2786 SALAS Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2786 Salas By Calderon — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Salas — 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`
- **2008-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-28** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-01** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4935.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-08** Referred to Com. on E., R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-18** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, 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`
- **2008-07-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4706.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-14** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-07-22** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2008-08-01** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c57b802d-fe9f-4114-a45a-1222ccd69ae0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).