---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oil spill prevention and response."
description: "Oil spill prevention and response."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2935"
citation: "California AB 2935 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Oil spill prevention and response."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huffman"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 35
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0788bb25-22b1-4d4f-8cd1-d7de0552f6d4"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935"
source_hash: "47ef046b68e8897c8ddf37aa85c69e7f0585813750c89ceeeb85e89014066300"
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 2935 (20072008) — Oil spill prevention and response.

## 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=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293599INT)
2. **04/01/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293598AMD)
3. **04/09/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293597AMD)
4. **04/21/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293596AMD)
5. **05/23/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293595AMD)
6. **06/23/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293594AMD)
7. **07/01/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293593AMD)
8. **08/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293592AMD)
9. **08/21/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293591AMD)
10. **09/29/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293589CHP)
11. **AB2935** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935)
12. **09/08/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2935&version=20070AB293590ENR)

## Votes

- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2935 HUFFMAN Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2935 Huffman By Yee — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Organization. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2935 Huffman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Huffman — primary (person)
- DeSaulnier — coauthor (person)
- Hancock — coauthor (person)
- Laird — coauthor (person)
- Leno — coauthor (person)
- Mullin — coauthor (person)
- Ruskin — coauthor (person)
- Wolk — 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 Natural Resources and Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-03** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** Joint Rule 62(a) (Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife), file notice waived. (Page 4614.).
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 15). `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 17. Noes 0.) (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`
- **2008-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5575.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality and Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-19** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-23** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2008-08-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-21** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 5393.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2008-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 7025.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 564, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0788bb25-22b1-4d4f-8cd1-d7de0552f6d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).