---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes against children."
description: "Crimes against children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 534"
citation: "California AB 534 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes against children."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smyth"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2007-02-21"
last_action: "2008-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1929aff0-e6e4-4591-962f-0d7393dcce42"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534"
source_hash: "6d9a3216003990c731780c27ee2fa6938b7500ffe855e8edc8b820875438d9d9"
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 534 (20072008) — Crimes against children.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/21/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53499INT)
2. **04/14/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53495AMD)
3. **05/06/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53494AMD)
4. **05/19/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53493AMD)
5. **06/01/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53498AMD)
6. **08/28/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53497AMD)
7. **09/05/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53496AMD)
8. **09/27/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53491CHP)
9. **AB534** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534)
10. **08/18/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB534&version=20070AB53492ENR)

## Votes

- AB 534 SMYTH Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 534 SMYTH Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB534 Smyth By Romero — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Smyth — primary (person)
- Parra — author (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Sharon Runner — author (person)
- Spitzer — author (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2007-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-06-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 15. Page 1921.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-06** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-05** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-08-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-29** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2007-09-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-01-31** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-06** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-12** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **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`
- **2008-06-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4518.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-01** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-07-03** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-12** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6380.)
- **2008-08-14** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 14). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6530.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:45 p.m.
- **2008-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 423, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1929aff0-e6e4-4591-962f-0d7393dcce42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).