---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special education."
description: "Special education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 685"
citation: "California AB 685 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special education."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karnette"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2007-02-21"
last_action: "2007-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee0a9293-9a2b-4353-9c70-bba974060295"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB685"
source_hash: "396cd58f692f3eb316a09e1bf0b657bf79ee57c9c2867beebb23453b988ca035"
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 685 (20072008) — Special education.

## 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=200720080AB685&version=20070AB68599INT)
2. **06/06/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB685&version=20070AB68598AMD)
3. **07/12/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB685&version=20070AB68596CHP)
4. **AB685** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB685)
5. **06/30/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB685&version=20070AB68597ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Consent Calendar 2nd AB685 Karnette — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 685 KARNETTE Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 685 KARNETTE Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karnette — primary (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.
- **2007-03-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (March 28). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-09** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-04-12** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 939.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-04-12** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-13** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-06-14** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-06-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1479.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-21** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-06-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2308.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-02** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2007-07-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-07-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee0a9293-9a2b-4353-9c70-bba974060295`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).