---
type: "Bill"
title: "Probation: sex offenders."
description: "Probation: sex offenders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 3038"
citation: "California AB 3038 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Probation: sex offenders."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tran"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2919d3bd-c188-4704-a0d4-cc36b2e34170"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3038"
source_hash: "386cfc78f5019ca4e9264d0b62f37fb2cd695b6084d29fb5268f77a20ff9bd1a"
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 3038 (20072008) — Probation: sex offenders.

## 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=200720080AB3038&version=20070AB303899INT)
2. **08/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3038&version=20070AB303898AMD)
3. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3038&version=20070AB303896CHP)
4. **AB3038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3038)
5. **08/22/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB3038&version=20070AB303897ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 3038 TRAN Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 3038 TRAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #36 AB3038 Tran By Correa — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tran — 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 Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-28** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-01** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4935.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-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`
- **2008-08-11** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-14** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5065.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-15** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-18** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6653.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 596, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2919d3bd-c188-4704-a0d4-cc36b2e34170`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).