republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1844.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public employee benefits."
description: "Public employee benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1844"
citation: "California AB 1844 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public employee benefits."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hernandez"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2008-01-28"
last_action: "2008-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1df32d4e-d7e5-46ef-80f6-9babc48f2909"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844"
source_hash: "d70775e3f44939a96514620736a26c89bb72fb0731bdf565a6785bb7475a3b82"
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 1844 (20072008) — Public employee benefits.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/28/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844&version=20070AB184499INT)
2. **03/12/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844&version=20070AB184498AMD)
3. **05/23/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844&version=20070AB184497AMD)
4. **06/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844&version=20070AB184496AMD)
5. **08/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844&version=20070AB184495AMD)
6. **09/27/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844&version=20070AB184493CHP)
7. **AB1844** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844)
8. **08/26/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1844&version=20070AB184494ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1844 HERNANDEZ Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #36 AB1844 Hernandez By Wiggins — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1844 HERNANDEZ Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hernandez — primary (person)
- Wiggins — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-28** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-01-29** From printer. May be heard in committee January 28.
- **2008-02-21** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5445.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety and Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-06-16** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2008-08-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5065.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-15** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-15** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2008-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6705.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
- **2008-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1df32d4e-d7e5-46ef-80f6-9babc48f2909`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).