republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-545.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judges' retirement."
description: "Judges' retirement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 545"
citation: "California AB 545 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Judges' retirement."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walters"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2007-02-21"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/539eea59-6fd0-428c-b6ea-b489f41cc348"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545"
source_hash: "92f26f6469acbaffc4347b00bef0d3dc839ca8b43e2b04c4903afd5320ee43fb"
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 545 (20072008) — Judges' retirement.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545&version=20070AB54599INT)
2. **01/17/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545&version=20070AB54598AMD)
3. **08/04/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545&version=20070AB54597AMD)
4. **08/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545&version=20070AB54596AMD)
5. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545&version=20070AB54594CHP)
6. **AB545** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545)
7. **08/27/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB545&version=20070AB54595ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #37 AB545 Walters By Ackerman — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Insurance to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 545 WALTERS Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 545 WALTERS Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walters — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2007-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security and Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3672.) (January 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-01-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 16). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-01-17** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-01-18** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (January 24). Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-01-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3882.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-01-30** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Com. on B., F. & I. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-06-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-24** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2008-08-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-11** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4871.)
- **2008-08-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-13** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-19** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5165.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-19** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-20** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-20** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6753.)
- **2008-08-21** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 21). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-22** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6805.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-23** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 626, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/539eea59-6fd0-428c-b6ea-b489f41cc348`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).