---
type: "Bill"
title: "Foster care."
description: "Foster care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 3015"
citation: "California AB 3015 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Foster care."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brownley"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d03c3bea-3587-42bd-916b-db7ebbeb24d6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3015"
source_hash: "52f870ff6411b10a09fc70d52cd7877ee5c12155a04665a5f7099fbf846c18ea"
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 3015 (20072008) — Foster care.

## 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=200720080AB3015&version=20070AB301599INT)
2. **04/08/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3015&version=20070AB301598AMD)
3. **05/23/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3015&version=20070AB301597AMD)
4. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3015&version=20070AB301595CHP)
5. **AB3015** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3015)
6. **08/18/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3015&version=20070AB301596ENR)

## Votes

- AB 3015 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB3015 Brownley By Alquist — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brownley — 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`
- **2008-04-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-16** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (April 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** 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 12. Noes 5.) (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`
- **2008-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 5476.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-07-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-08-04** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 5018.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-14** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **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 557, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d03c3bea-3587-42bd-916b-db7ebbeb24d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).