republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2893.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic beverages: license transfers: conditions."
description: "Alcoholic beverages: license transfers: conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2893"
citation: "California AB 2893 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic beverages: license transfers: conditions."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hancock"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c72a4572-9b57-4a98-989b-7348139b7755"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893"
source_hash: "577c0a357b2dc992bfbed30a94cc4670669a08c948512201b4e07ad4547e704f"
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 2893 (20072008) — Alcoholic beverages: license transfers: conditions.

## 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=200720080AB2893&version=20070AB289399INT)
2. **04/03/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893&version=20070AB289398AMD)
3. **04/10/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893&version=20070AB289397AMD)
4. **04/23/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893&version=20070AB289396AMD)
5. **05/27/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893&version=20070AB289395AMD)
6. **08/01/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893&version=20070AB289393CHP)
7. **AB2893** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893)
8. **07/16/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2893&version=20070AB289394ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2893 HANCOCK Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #34 AB2893 Hancock — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hancock — primary (person)
- Saldana — coauthor (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`
- **2008-04-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-22** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 16). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-23** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-27** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5352.). `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5549.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-07-07** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-07-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4708.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-14** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **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 253, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c72a4572-9b57-4a98-989b-7348139b7755`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).