---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexually transmitted diseases: HIV and AIDS: counseling."
description: "Sexually transmitted diseases: HIV and AIDS: counseling."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2899"
citation: "California AB 2899 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sexually transmitted diseases: HIV and AIDS: counseling."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Portantino"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86084bcd-06f5-4766-a171-8d1fb15aed3e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2899"
source_hash: "50b0f8c2bc9c022ec21d4e730503a6d40e8165fe42d8d863704337ff77aed46c"
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 2899 (20072008) — Sexually transmitted diseases: HIV and AIDS: counseling.

## 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=200720080AB2899&version=20070AB289999INT)
2. **05/06/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2899&version=20070AB289998AMD)
3. **06/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2899&version=20070AB289997AMD)
4. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2899&version=20070AB289995CHP)
5. **AB2899** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2899)
6. **08/14/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2899&version=20070AB289996ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2899 PORTANTINO Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2899 Portantino By Negrete McLeod — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2899 PORTANTINO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Portantino — primary (person)
- Leno — 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 Health. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-28** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (March 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-04-14** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 23. Page 4625.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-04-14** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-04-24** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by Committee.
- **2008-06-04** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-06-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-05** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-06** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-11** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4883.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-12** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6339.)
- **2008-08-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6346.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:45 p.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86084bcd-06f5-4766-a171-8d1fb15aed3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).