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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crime laboratories."
description: "Crime laboratories."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1079"
citation: "California AB 1079 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime laboratories."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richardson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da41628b-2812-4a1c-8c32-cd6ef13f0464"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079"
source_hash: "c2e965c81447f9075d5dcba93245bb32840869c9b561d0d8f671c38c96cc4b82"
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 1079 (20072008) — Crime laboratories.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/23/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079&version=20070AB107999INT)
2. **06/01/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079&version=20070AB107998AMD)
3. **07/16/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079&version=20070AB107997AMD)
4. **08/01/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079&version=20070AB107996AMD)
5. **09/04/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079&version=20070AB107995AMD)
6. **10/10/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079&version=20070AB107993CHP)
7. **AB1079** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079)
8. **09/19/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1079&version=20070AB107994ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #20 AB1079 Richardson By Romero — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1079 Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1079 RICHARDSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1079 RICHARDSON Third Reading Urgency — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 2nd Reading AB1079 Richardson — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Richardson — primary (person)
- Romero — principal coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2007-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2007-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-06-06** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1991.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-21** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-12** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-16** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-08-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-08-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-08-27** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2111.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-08-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-08-27** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2715.)
- **2007-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2716.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-29** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:15 p.m.
- **2007-08-30** Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly. Action rescinded whereby the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments and whereby the bill was enrolled and presented to the Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-30** Action rescinded whereby the bill was ordered to enrollment.
- **2007-08-30** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2007-08-31** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2007-09-04** Action rescinded whereby urgency clause was adopted, bill read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time and amended. To second reading. `reading-1, passage, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-07** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2460.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-09-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-09-11** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3250.)
- **2007-09-11** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3253.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-28** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2007-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 405, Statutes of 2007.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da41628b-2812-4a1c-8c32-cd6ef13f0464`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).