---
type: "Bill"
title: "Referral fees: information technology and training services."
description: "Referral fees: information technology and training services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 55"
citation: "California AB 55 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Referral fees: information technology and training services."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laird"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2006-12-04"
last_action: "2008-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5902e8a7-0327-4501-bde7-414557dee48d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55"
source_hash: "0f177e1af444130bbdb46f5b9d54c7c4c58a8b6701c02231f611b73af4c7dab1"
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 55 (20072008) — Referral fees: information technology and training services.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/04/06 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5599INT)
2. **01/17/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5596AMD)
3. **03/03/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5595AMD)
4. **05/22/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5594AMD)
5. **07/02/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5598AMD)
6. **07/03/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5593AMD)
7. **08/23/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5597AMD)
8. **09/25/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5591CHP)
9. **AB55** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55)
10. **08/08/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB55&version=20070AB5592ENR)

## Votes

- 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
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB55 Laird Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 55 LAIRD Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 55 DYMALLY Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laird — primary (person)
- Aanestad — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-12-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2006-12-05** From printer. May be heard in committee January 4.
- **2007-02-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (March 6). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 31). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-06-04** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 1783.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-05** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-11** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2007-08-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-27** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-01-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) . `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`
- **2008-07-03** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-10** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4681.) `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** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-06** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 5). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-07** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6252.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2008-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5902e8a7-0327-4501-bde7-414557dee48d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).