republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-349.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recorded instruments: translation certificates."
description: "Recorded instruments: translation certificates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 349"
citation: "California AB 349 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recorded instruments: translation certificates."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salas"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2007-02-14"
last_action: "2007-09-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90ce037c-e955-4887-b95c-051806d08b38"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349"
source_hash: "9c4e4fa241f762d3bdad17b358d001bc49def89994b625fee1e4efe45d91088c"
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 349 (20072008) — Recorded instruments: translation certificates.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/14/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349&version=20070AB34999INT)
2. **04/11/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349&version=20070AB34998AMD)
3. **04/23/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349&version=20070AB34997AMD)
4. **06/14/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349&version=20070AB34996AMD)
5. **07/03/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349&version=20070AB34995AMD)
6. **09/26/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349&version=20070AB34993CHP)
7. **AB349** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349)
8. **09/10/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB349&version=20070AB34994ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 349 SALAS Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB349 Salas By Steinberg — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 349 SALAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Salas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-02-15** From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- **2007-03-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-10** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-04-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 17). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-23** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-17** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1524.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-02** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-03** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-17** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2007-07-18** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-04** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2279.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-09-04** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-09-05** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2925.)
- **2007-09-05** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 2940.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-14** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2007-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 231, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90ce037c-e955-4887-b95c-051806d08b38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).