republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1079.md

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California AB 1079 (20072008) — Crime laboratories.

Version chain

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

1. 02/23/07 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 06/01/07 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 07/16/07 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 08/01/07 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 09/04/07 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 10/10/07 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
7. AB1079 (committee substitute) — source
8. 09/19/07 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — pass (pass) · upper
• Special Consent #20 AB1079 Richardson By Romero — pass (pass) · upper
• AB 1079 Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
• AB 1079 RICHARDSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended. — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• AB 1079 RICHARDSON Third Reading Urgency — pass (pass) · lower
• Assembly 2nd Reading AB1079 Richardson — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Richardson — primary (person)
• Romero — principal 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
• 2007-03-15 Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. referral-committee
• 2007-04-11 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2007-04-25 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. referral-committee
• 2007-06-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2007-06-04 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2007-06-06 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1991.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2007-06-07 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
• 2007-07-12 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
• 2007-07-16 Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
• 2007-08-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage
• 2007-08-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) . committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2007-08-27 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2007-08-27 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2111.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2007-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2007-08-27 Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2715.)
• 2007-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2716.) committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2007-08-29 Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:15 p.m.
• 2007-08-30 Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly. Action rescinded whereby the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments and whereby the bill was enrolled and presented to the Governor. executive-receipt
• 2007-08-30 Action rescinded whereby the bill was ordered to enrollment.
• 2007-08-30 Ordered returned to Senate.
• 2007-08-31 In Senate. Held at Desk.
• 2007-09-04 Action rescinded whereby urgency clause was adopted, bill read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time and amended. To second reading. reading-1, passage, reading-3, amendment-passage
• 2007-09-05 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2007-09-07 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2460.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2007-09-10 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2007-09-11 Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3250.)
• 2007-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3253.) committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2007-09-28 Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
• 2007-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2007-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 405, Statutes of 2007.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/da41628b-2812-4a1c-8c32-cd6ef13f0464. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).