---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cemeteries."
description: "Cemeteries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2946"
citation: "California AB 2946 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Cemeteries."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hayashi"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46981407-89f1-4949-938f-c269d7b621b9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2946"
source_hash: "7bfb91a9e8a2ec240e1b0a28fe46922625a9193c1bcfbe9dbade2bfb5f5b1c14"
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 2946 (20072008) — Cemeteries.

## 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=200720080AB2946&version=20070AB294699INT)
2. **03/25/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2946&version=20070AB294698AMD)
3. **06/17/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2946&version=20070AB294697AMD)
4. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2946&version=20070AB294695CHP)
5. **AB2946** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2946)
6. **08/08/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2946&version=20070AB294696ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2946 HAYASHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2946 Hayashi By Lowenthal — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2946 HAYASHI Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hayashi — 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 Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-03-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-04-21** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 30. Page 4745.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-04-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 4703.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 47. Noes 30. Page 6226.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 504, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46981407-89f1-4949-938f-c269d7b621b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).