---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public contracts: public health agencies."
description: "Existing law requires a state agency to comply with specified procedures in awarding agency contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "AB 2508"
citation: "California AB 2508 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public contracts: public health agencies."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonilla"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2012-02-24"
last_action: "2012-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/405e3268-9b6f-4134-97bc-0c7a91195478"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508"
source_hash: "da61615c8aede4159b2dd98fce78ce73640161c501d66e0ef0685cbce45b348c"
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 2508 (20112012) — Public contracts: public health agencies.

Existing law requires a state agency to comply with specified procedures in awarding agency contracts.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/24/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250899INT)
2. **03/29/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250898AMD)
3. **04/19/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250897AMD)
4. **05/02/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250896AMD)
5. **05/25/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250895AMD)
6. **07/02/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250894AMD)
7. **08/21/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250893AMD)
8. **08/24/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250892AMD)
9. **09/30/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250890CHP)
10. **AB2508** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508)
11. **09/11/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2508&version=20110AB250891ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and The Economy. — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB2508 Bonilla By Rubio — **31–3** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety. — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **4–1** (pass) · lower
- AB 2508 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **56–24** (pass) · lower
- AB 2508 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading — **50–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonilla — primary (person)
- Beall — coauthor (person)
- Rubio — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-24** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2012-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2012-02-27** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Coms. on B., P. & C.P. and J., E.D. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-29** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-09** Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D. & E. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D. & E. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-04-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D. & E. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-23** Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (April 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-02** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-05-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 24. Page 5137.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2012-06-14** Referred to Coms. on G.O. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-07-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-07-02** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2012-07-02** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2012-08-06** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2012-08-20** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-21** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-24** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 4941.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2012-08-30** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6605.)
- **2012-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 24. Page 6661.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2012-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 824, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/405e3268-9b6f-4134-97bc-0c7a91195478`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).