republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2737.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Communicable disease: involuntary testing."
description: "Communicable disease: involuntary testing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2737"
citation: "California AB 2737 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communicable disease: involuntary testing."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Feuer"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50a94ba9-3afb-41bb-9e84-4f53720d10b7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2737"
source_hash: "497c51b4c441760b2e5f4ebef5a96076f9e76aa27f8bd9c70206fca01f0879a8"
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 2737 (20072008) — Communicable disease: involuntary testing.

## 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=200720080AB2737&version=20070AB273799INT)
2. **04/28/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2737&version=20070AB273798AMD)
3. **06/17/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2737&version=20070AB273797AMD)
4. **07/10/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2737&version=20070AB273796AMD)
5. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2737&version=20070AB273794CHP)
6. **AB2737** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2737)
7. **08/13/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2737&version=20070AB273795ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2737 Feuer By Kuehl — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2737 FEUER Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2737 FEUER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Feuer — 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 Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 23). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-28** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-29** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-08** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5036.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-08** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-04** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-07** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 4841.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6325.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 554, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50a94ba9-3afb-41bb-9e84-4f53720d10b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).