---
type: "Bill"
title: "Animal carcasses: removal from highways."
description: "Animal carcasses: removal from highways."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2999"
citation: "California AB 2999 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animal carcasses: removal from highways."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huffman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/353e6d71-c16c-4488-95e7-7dab4667c552"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2999"
source_hash: "fba7e03c424a5b99b9406bf735ad547565016c29a454cb1a91b5612be24c83c1"
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 2999 (20072008) — Animal carcasses: removal from highways.

## 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=200720080AB2999&version=20070AB299999INT)
2. **07/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2999&version=20070AB299998AMD)
3. **08/01/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2999&version=20070AB299996CHP)
4. **AB2999** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2999)
5. **07/16/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2999&version=20070AB299997ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2999 HUFFMAN Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2999 HUFFMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2999 Huffman By Wiggins — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Huffman — 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 Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-08** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 25. Page 5032.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-08** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-23** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-06-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-02** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 7. Page 4680.) `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.
- **2008-07-15** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6120.)
- **2008-07-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 63. Noes 9. Page 6124.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-23** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.
- **2008-08-01** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/353e6d71-c16c-4488-95e7-7dab4667c552`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).