republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-222.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Undomesticated burros."
description: "Undomesticated burros."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 222"
citation: "California AB 222 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Undomesticated burros."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emmerson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2007-01-29"
last_action: "2007-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e008bbc-dae8-4266-af02-8a6634bfd40c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222"
source_hash: "121a33a9e3592c4b35373e74acf3a350361c5e497f6f07815b2443f03a8487e5"
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 222 (20072008) — Undomesticated burros.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/29/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222&version=20070AB22299INT)
2. **04/18/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222&version=20070AB22298AMD)
3. **05/25/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222&version=20070AB22297AMD)
4. **06/19/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222&version=20070AB22296AMD)
5. **07/09/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222&version=20070AB22295AMD)
6. **07/27/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222&version=20070AB22293CHP)
7. **AB222** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222)
8. **07/24/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB222&version=20070AB22294ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 222 EMMERSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 222 EMMERSON Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #13 AB222 Emmerson By Dutton — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emmerson — primary (person)
- Benoit — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-29** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-01-30** From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
- **2007-02-20** Referred to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-26** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-30** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1323.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-07** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2007-06-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-06-27** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2007-06-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-07-09** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-07-16** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1838.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-07-16** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-07-20** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2580.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-24** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2007-07-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-07-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e008bbc-dae8-4266-af02-8a6634bfd40c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).