republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1479.md

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California AB 1479 (20072008) — State bodies: governance.

Version chain

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

1. 02/23/07 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 06/04/08 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 06/24/08 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 08/01/08 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
5. 09/12/07 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
6. AB1479 (committee substitute) — source
7. 07/15/08 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Be referred to Committee on Business and Professions. — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
• AB 1479 MENDOZA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Environmental Quality. — pass (pass) · upper
• AB 1479 MENDOZA Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1479 Mendoza By Correa — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Mendoza — 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 Governmental Organization. referral-committee
• 2007-09-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee
• 2007-12-13 Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. referral-committee
• 2008-01-07 Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules by unanimous consent. referral-committee
• 2008-01-07 From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 7). committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2008-01-15 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2008-01-24 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (January 24). Read second time. To Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable
• 2008-01-29 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3883.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2008-01-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. reading-1
• 2008-02-07 Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization and Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. referral-committee
• 2008-05-13 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) . committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2008-06-02 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) . amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
• 2008-06-04 Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
• 2008-06-18 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
• 2008-06-24 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
• 2008-06-30 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
• 2008-07-01 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2008-07-02 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 4618.) 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 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 6045.) committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2008-07-21 Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.
• 2008-08-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2008-08-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 211, Statutes of 2008.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5fcd857a-91a3-4e14-be15-c41fd32acaa1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).