---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing."
description: "Sentencing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1539"
citation: "California AB 1539 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Krekorian"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-10-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f4dd962-0ad7-4275-a194-a189f9923539"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1539"
source_hash: "027a1148e1453b5e6f8a93a1a60840c99cd095a100fcee448196412c6fb126bc"
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 1539 (20072008) — Sentencing.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1539&version=20070AB153999INT)
2. **06/04/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1539&version=20070AB153998AMD)
3. **07/05/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1539&version=20070AB153997AMD)
4. **10/14/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1539&version=20070AB153995CHP)
5. **AB1539** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1539)
6. **09/10/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1539&version=20070AB153996ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1539 KREKORIAN Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1539 KREKORIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1539 KREKORIAN Assembly Third Reading Amendment Set #1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1539 Krekorian By Steinberg — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Krekorian — primary (person)
- Beall — coauthor (person)
- Cedillo — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Leno — coauthor (person)
- Lieber — author (person)
- Ma — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Scott — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2007-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2007-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2007-03-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 17). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (May 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-06-04** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Ayes 42. Noes 33. Page 1777.). `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-07** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 35. Page 2087.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-11** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-21** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-03** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-05** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-17** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2007-07-18** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-04** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 16. Page 2264.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-09-04** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-09-05** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2925.)
- **2007-09-05** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 43. Noes 33. Page 2948.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2007-10-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 740, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f4dd962-0ad7-4275-a194-a189f9923539`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).