republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-702.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Musical performances or productions: deceptive acts."
description: "Musical performances or productions: deceptive acts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 702"
citation: "California AB 702 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Musical performances or productions: deceptive acts."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Portantino"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2007-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25acc24d-58b3-4c4f-8517-eacb2c880ddf"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB702"
source_hash: "719aa3390f0fb536c18e68fab5c67d9e388092fc4a6407655ad91a747dc4db14"
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 702 (20072008) — Musical performances or productions: deceptive acts.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB702&version=20070AB70299INT)
2. **05/08/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB702&version=20070AB70298AMD)
3. **07/03/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB702&version=20070AB70297AMD)
4. **10/10/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB702&version=20070AB70295CHP)
5. **AB702** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB702)
6. **09/10/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB702&version=20070AB70296ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 702 PORTANTINO Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 702 PORTANTINO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB702 Portantino By Kuehl — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Portantino — primary (person)
- Davis — coauthor (person)
- Jeffries — coauthor (person)
- Krekorian — coauthor (person)
- Levine — principal coauthor (person)
- Plescia — coauthor (person)
- Swanson — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-22** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2007-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 17). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-05-07** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 2). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-08** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-10** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1425.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-11** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-06-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-03** 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 Safety. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-10** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2007-07-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-04** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 2. Page 2267.) `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 78. Noes 0. Page 2931.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:15 p.m.
- **2007-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 395, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25acc24d-58b3-4c4f-8517-eacb2c880ddf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).