--- type: "Bill" title: "California Workforce Investment Board: Green Collar Jobs Council." description: "Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board , and requires the board to establish a committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC) , comprised of specified members. Existing law requires the GCJC to perform certain functions and duties, including the development of a strategic initiative, relating to the training and development of a skilled workforce to meet the needs of California's emerging green economy." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20092010" identifier: "AB 2696" citation: "California AB 2696 (20092010)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["California Workforce Investment Board: Green Collar Jobs Council."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Bass"] version_count: 6 action_count: 25 vote_count: 8 first_action: "2010-02-19" last_action: "2010-09-27" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ce491ef-c261-499c-be92-bd38a2ab515e" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696" source_hash: "7ea30d7458cb87e9e88a9ad9d9a7e7697ff71e1f3a48de31c4a121f554e7558d" 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 2696 (20092010) — California Workforce Investment Board: Green Collar Jobs Council. Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board , and requires the board to establish a committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC) , comprised of specified members. Existing law requires the GCJC to perform certain functions and duties, including the development of a strategic initiative, relating to the training and development of a skilled workforce to meet the needs of California's emerging green economy. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/19/10 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269699INT) 2. **06/28/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269698AMD) 3. **08/02/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269697AMD) 4. **09/27/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269695CHP) 5. **AB2696** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696) 6. **09/02/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269696ENR) ## Votes - Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower - Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower - AB 2696 BASS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2696 Bass By Yee — **pass** (pass) · upper - Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper - AB 2696 BASS Assembly Third Reading By BRADFORD — **pass** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Bass — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2010-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction` - **2010-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - **2010-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1` - **2010-03-18** Referred to Com. on L. & E. `referral-committee` - **2010-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2010-05-05** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - **2010-05-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2010-05-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2010-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 5485.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2010-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2010-06-10** Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `referral-committee` - **2010-06-24** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 23). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage` - **2010-06-28** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1` - **2010-08-02** In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file. - **2010-08-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1` - **2010-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2010-08-16** Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14) - **2010-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2010-08-23** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 4776.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2010-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. - **2010-08-24** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6558.) - **2010-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 4. Page 6594.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2010-09-08** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m. - **2010-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2010-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 396, Statutes of 2010. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ce491ef-c261-499c-be92-bd38a2ab515e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).