republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1952.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Business licensing: exemptions: veterans."
description: "Business licensing: exemptions: veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1952"
citation: "California AB 1952 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business licensing: exemptions: veterans."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berg"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-13"
last_action: "2008-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c844fe36-3a18-4c8e-9a59-e4234e35128e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1952"
source_hash: "f18b3ba32fc1543162a28cfe042c909f177eb3c5ab8c2e55161987530a1d42cf"
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 1952 (20072008) — Business licensing: exemptions: veterans.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/13/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1952&version=20070AB195299INT)
2. **04/10/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1952&version=20070AB195298AMD)
3. **06/16/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1952&version=20070AB195297AMD)
4. **09/27/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1952&version=20070AB195295CHP)
5. **AB1952** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1952)
6. **08/14/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1952&version=20070AB195296ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #35 AB1952 Berg — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1952 BERG Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1952 BERG Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs to Consent Calendar. — **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

## Sponsors

- Berg — primary (person)
- Maze — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-13** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
- **2008-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection and Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-19** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5271.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-29** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-06-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-24** 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`
- **2008-08-04** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-07** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4852.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-07** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2008-08-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6385.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:45 p.m.
- **2008-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 435, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c844fe36-3a18-4c8e-9a59-e4234e35128e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).