republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-131.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teacher credentialing: specialist credential: pupils with autism."
description: "Teacher credentialing: specialist credential: pupils with autism."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 131"
citation: "California AB 131 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Teacher credentialing: specialist credential: pupils with autism."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beall"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2007-01-12"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ec2200d-1641-4d84-847f-691a6c891489"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131"
source_hash: "5e241622cab1d63697682ad8a1194b7e1ff49ecb5cb5d9bebc18d9f52c628570"
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 131 (20072008) — Teacher credentialing: specialist credential: pupils with autism.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/12/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13199INT)
2. **03/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13196AMD)
3. **03/22/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13198AMD)
4. **06/01/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13197AMD)
5. **06/10/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13195AMD)
6. **06/19/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13194AMD)
7. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13192CHP)
8. **AB131** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131)
9. **08/13/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB131&version=20070AB13193ENR)

## Votes

- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 131 BEALL Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 131 BEALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar 2nd AB131 Beall — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-12** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-01-13** From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.
- **2007-02-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-19** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 14). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-22** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-26** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** 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 13. Noes 4.) (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`
- **2007-06-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1899.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-06** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-20** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Education suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-08-20** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2007-08-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
- **2008-03-11** 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`
- **2008-03-12** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-06** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-06-10** 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`
- **2008-06-19** 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`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-06-26** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-02** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4622.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-07-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-07** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 6). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-12** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6314.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ec2200d-1641-4d84-847f-691a6c891489`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).