republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2402.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: removal from roadside rest area or viewpoint."
description: "Vehicles: removal from roadside rest area or viewpoint."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2402"
citation: "California AB 2402 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: removal from roadside rest area or viewpoint."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["La Malfa"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-21"
last_action: "2008-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c7775b9-7fc8-4350-9489-12d3b61690d9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402"
source_hash: "6a53a9ed3e45b9bbfabdc1568650b168d0c95d8313c04f4e8f765676217ac2a3"
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 2402 (20072008) — Vehicles: removal from roadside rest area or viewpoint.

## 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=200720080AB2402&version=20070AB240299INT)
2. **04/07/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402&version=20070AB240298AMD)
3. **04/29/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402&version=20070AB240297AMD)
4. **06/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402&version=20070AB240296AMD)
5. **08/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402&version=20070AB240295AMD)
6. **09/27/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402&version=20070AB240293CHP)
7. **AB2402** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402)
8. **08/22/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2402&version=20070AB240294ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2402 La Malfa By Cox — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2402 LA MALFA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2402 La Malfa By McClintock — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2402 LA MALFA Consent Calendar Second Day — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- La Malfa — 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.
- **2008-04-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (April 23). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-29** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-30** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4980.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-05** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-12** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, 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`
- **2008-07-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4705.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-07-15** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2008-08-04** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2008-08-12** Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time and amended. To second reading. `reading-1, passage, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-13** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5032.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-18** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6620.) `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 460, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c7775b9-7fc8-4350-9489-12d3b61690d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).