republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2323.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Escrow agents."
description: "Escrow agents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2323"
citation: "California AB 2323 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Escrow agents."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huff"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-21"
last_action: "2008-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6da89fd7-5845-4056-a07b-1b93e448fbc4"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323"
source_hash: "0bbd105a40e1116de278d961c57dde5aa31cdeca3b98d8f2c22405ad9c1b46e6"
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 2323 (20072008) — Escrow agents.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323&version=20070AB232399INT)
2. **03/28/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323&version=20070AB232398AMD)
3. **04/24/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323&version=20070AB232397AMD)
4. **06/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323&version=20070AB232396AMD)
5. **08/04/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323&version=20070AB232394CHP)
6. **AB2323** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323)
7. **07/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2323&version=20070AB232395ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2323 Huff By Margett — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2323 HUFF Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2323 HUFF Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Huff — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2008-03-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-24** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-24** 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`
- **2008-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 30). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-05** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-08** From Consent Calendar. To third reading pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.
- **2008-05-15** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5150.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-15** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-22** Referred to B., F. & I. and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-10** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-12** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4614.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-07-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6047.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:40 p.m.
- **2008-08-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 262, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6da89fd7-5845-4056-a07b-1b93e448fbc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).