republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2070.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Foster care: incarcerated parents."
description: "Foster care: incarcerated parents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2070"
citation: "California AB 2070 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Foster care: incarcerated parents."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bass"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2008-02-19"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17ed024b-3d36-4554-bb8c-7292a0dce38e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070"
source_hash: "177a13f01324cf779e01293279c62d99b1e3d0c4d2224d58027e1bd9c17ecb85"
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 2070 (20072008) — Foster care: incarcerated parents.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207099INT)
2. **03/28/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207098AMD)
3. **04/09/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207097AMD)
4. **04/21/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207096AMD)
5. **07/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207095AMD)
6. **08/18/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207094AMD)
7. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207092CHP)
8. **AB2070** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070)
9. **09/09/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2070&version=20070AB207093ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2070 Bass By Alquist — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2070 BASS Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2070 Bass Concurrence in Senate Amendments By BEALL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bass — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-19** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2008-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary and Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services by unanimous consent, and then be re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-25** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 15). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-21** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 22). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-27** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 8. Page 5370.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-07-01** 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`
- **2008-07-02** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2008-08-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-18** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-20** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5218.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2008-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 4. Page 7061.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 482, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17ed024b-3d36-4554-bb8c-7292a0dce38e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).