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California AB 2609 (20112012) — Fish and Game Commission.

The California Constitution establishes the 5-member Fish and Game Commission, with members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. Existing law requires the commissioners to elect one of their number as president and one as vice president.

Version chain

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

1. 02/24/12 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 03/29/12 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/11/12 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/24/12 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
5. 08/16/12 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 08/30/12 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
7. 09/26/12 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
8. AB2609 (committee substitute) — source
9. 09/11/12 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• AB 2609 HUESO Assembly Third Reading — 55–22 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading AB2609 Hueso By Vargas — 23–14 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–2 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading AB2609 Hueso By Vargas — 24–12 (fail) · upper
• AB 2609 HUESO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 54–26 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–2 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Elections and Redistricting. — 8–4 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Hueso — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-24 Introduced. To print. introduction
• 2012-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
• 2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Referred to Coms. on W., P. & W. and E. & R. referral-committee
• 2012-03-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P. & W. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
• 2012-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on W., P. & W. referral-committee
• 2012-04-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (April 10). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-04-11 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
• 2012-04-12 Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
• 2012-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 17). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-04-24 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
• 2012-04-25 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
• 2012-05-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 9). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2012-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 5071.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
• 2012-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2012-06-07 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
• 2012-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-08-06 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
• 2012-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2012-08-16 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
• 2012-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2012-08-30 Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5030.). reading-3, failure, reading-1
• 2012-08-30 Amended pursuant to Joint Rule 23.5.
• 2012-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 5031.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
• 2012-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
• 2012-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 26. Page 6751.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2012-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
• 2012-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2012-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 592, Statutes of 2012.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/64a21d75-1ac6-4d56-aacb-ef29b1a6ad6b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).