republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1338.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public resources."
description: "Public resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1338"
citation: "California AB 1338 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Public resources."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 39
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22244dba-b8cd-4627-864a-a170c4093068"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338"
source_hash: "26667c0790e1560f1d02648eae6612232e96dbbfee8096aebf1eedba37c7fc52"
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 1338 (20072008) — Public resources.

## 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=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133899INT)
2. **04/11/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133898AMD)
3. **06/17/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133895AMD)
4. **07/09/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133897AMD)
5. **08/21/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133896AMD)
6. **09/15/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133894AMD)
7. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133892CHP)
8. **AB1338** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338)
9. **09/17/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1338&version=20070AB133893ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB1338 Huffman — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1338 BUDGET Concurrence- Urgency Added By LAIRD — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Set, second hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1338 HUFFMAN Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Budget — primary (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 Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 2). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-10** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 31. Page 1430.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water and Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-19** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-06-19** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2007-06-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality and Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-09** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-11** In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2007-08-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-16** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-06-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-06-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-18** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-29** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-29** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.
- **2008-08-29** (Page 5442.)
- **2008-08-29** Action rescinded whereby the bill was reported from committee with author's amendments and whereby the bill was read second time, amended, and re-referred to committee. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-29** To third reading.
- **2008-08-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-09-15** Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Page 5562.)
- **2008-09-15** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.
- **2008-09-15** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-15** Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. (Page 5568.)
- **2008-09-16** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5587.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-09-16** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2008-09-16** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 62. Noes 15. Page 7232.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-19** Enrolled and to the Governor at 6:30 p.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22244dba-b8cd-4627-864a-a170c4093068`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).