republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2901.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Toxics: enforcement: lead jewelry: packaging."
description: "Toxics: enforcement: lead jewelry: packaging."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2901"
citation: "California AB 2901 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Toxics: enforcement: lead jewelry: packaging."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brownley"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40343fb7-5367-447f-9828-97feb0f4076f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901"
source_hash: "8508d44dbf073bbba1ecf8bbdad7c84547c4ce3c6d9150d581413967508f492b"
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 2901 (20072008) — Toxics: enforcement: lead jewelry: packaging.

## 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=200720080AB2901&version=20070AB290199INT)
2. **04/03/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901&version=20070AB290198AMD)
3. **06/10/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901&version=20070AB290197AMD)
4. **07/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901&version=20070AB290196AMD)
5. **08/18/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901&version=20070AB290195AMD)
6. **09/29/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901&version=20070AB290193CHP)
7. **AB2901** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901)
8. **09/03/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2901&version=20070AB290194ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2901 BROWNLEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2901 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2901 Brownley By Simitian — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brownley — 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`
- **2008-04-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-16** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 32. Page 5264.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-29** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `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`
- **2008-06-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Re-referred. (Ayes 5. 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`
- **2008-08-05** 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`
- **2008-08-18** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-22** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 5321.) `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 45. Noes 31. Page 6935.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 575, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40343fb7-5367-447f-9828-97feb0f4076f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).