republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1670.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fictitious business name statements."
description: "Fictitious business name statements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1670"
citation: "California AB 1670 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fictitious business name statements."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mendoza"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-10-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f1d0a00-174c-48a6-9490-a9bed86334d0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670"
source_hash: "9efa0ecd62b6577db5c9c29b93d8e9ec9fab9dd29aa5d1e16ccddf2468574789"
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 1670 (20072008) — Fictitious business name statements.

## 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=200720080AB1670&version=20070AB167099INT)
2. **04/16/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670&version=20070AB167098AMD)
3. **05/14/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670&version=20070AB167097AMD)
4. **06/26/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670&version=20070AB167096AMD)
5. **07/03/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670&version=20070AB167095AMD)
6. **10/14/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670&version=20070AB167093CHP)
7. **AB1670** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670)
8. **09/19/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1670&version=20070AB167094ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1670 Mendoza By Steinberg — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1670 MENDOZA Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1670 MENDOZA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## 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`
- **2007-03-26** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection and Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-12** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Local Government (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 10). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-16** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-17** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 2). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-14** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1471.). `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 1516.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-06-25** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-06-26** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-03** 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`
- **2007-07-10** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2007-07-11** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-06** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 2388.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-09-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-09-11** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 3271.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-28** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2007-10-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 716, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f1d0a00-174c-48a6-9490-a9bed86334d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).