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California AB 2578 (20072008) — Public Utilities Commission: procedures and remedies.

Version chain

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

1. 02/22/08 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 06/12/08 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 07/02/08 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 08/04/08 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 08/14/08 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 08/20/08 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
7. 09/28/08 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
8. AB2578 (committee substitute) — source
9. 09/03/08 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• AB 2578 LIEU Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
• AB 2578 LIEU Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — pass (pass) · upper
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2578 Lieu By Padilla — pass (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Lieu — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2008-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
• 2008-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
• 2008-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
• 2008-03-13 Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. referral-committee
• 2008-04-15 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 14). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2008-05-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 30). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2008-05-05 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2008-05-19 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 29. Page 5194.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2008-05-19 In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. reading-1
• 2008-05-29 Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications and Standing Committee on Judiciary. referral-committee
• 2008-06-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage
• 2008-06-17 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) . 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 3. Noes 2.) . 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 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage
• 2008-08-05 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
• 2008-08-06 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2008-08-14 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage
• 2008-08-18 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2008-08-20 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage
• 2008-08-21 Read second time. To third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2008-08-22 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 5328.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2008-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2008-08-28 Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6912.)
• 2008-08-28 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 46. Noes 31. Page 6915.) 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 552, Statutes of 2008.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b252cb39-fd7c-4ae7-90b5-4b9be0f8a974. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).