republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2730.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Beverage containers: nonprofit convenience zone recyclers."
description: "Beverage containers: nonprofit convenience zone recyclers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2730"
citation: "California AB 2730 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Beverage containers: nonprofit convenience zone recyclers."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leno"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a726d18-37d6-47ee-836f-5dd36d8da18a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730"
source_hash: "0f75eef88dc9836c2fa1af37b37bf332029e9b51d404d41193952141b3c83044"
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 2730 (20072008) — Beverage containers: nonprofit convenience zone recyclers.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730&version=20070AB273099INT)
2. **05/06/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730&version=20070AB273098AMD)
3. **06/10/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730&version=20070AB273097AMD)
4. **07/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730&version=20070AB273096AMD)
5. **08/01/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730&version=20070AB273094CHP)
6. **AB2730** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730)
7. **07/16/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2730&version=20070AB273095ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2730 LENO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2730 Leno By Aanestad — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Consent Calendar 2nd AB2730 Leno — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2730 LENO Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leno — 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 Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-04-14** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-05-05** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 28). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-06** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5148.) `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 Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-12** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 4180.)
- **2008-06-17** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-06-18** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-06-23** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4345.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-06-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-06-30** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2008-06-30** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2008-07-02** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2008-07-02** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4681.) `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** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6120.)
- **2008-07-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6126.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-22** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2008-08-01** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 250, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a726d18-37d6-47ee-836f-5dd36d8da18a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).