republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1545.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and vocations."
description: "Professions and vocations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1545"
citation: "California AB 1545 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and vocations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eng"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2008-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74aec12c-bcc5-4963-94ac-6ae3b2dd5db1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545"
source_hash: "153ba4c65d7103544c513329d7fd298a24a8dd33a9db0fb960322b30c3c8d4c2"
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 1545 (20072008) — Professions and vocations.

## 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=200720080AB1545&version=20070AB154599INT)
2. **04/30/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545&version=20070AB154598AMD)
3. **05/01/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545&version=20070AB154596AMD)
4. **05/27/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545&version=20070AB154595AMD)
5. **06/23/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545&version=20070AB154593CHP)
6. **09/07/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545&version=20070AB154597AMD)
7. **AB1545** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545)
8. **06/10/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1545&version=20070AB154594ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1545 PARRA Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1545 ENG Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1545 Eng By Ridley-Thomas — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eng — primary (person)
- Emmerson — coauthor (person)
- Perata — coauthor (person)
- Ridley-Thomas — 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`
- **2007-03-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-26** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 18). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 31). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-06-04** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 1832.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-05** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-08-20** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2007-08-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
- **2007-09-07** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2007-09-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-10** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.
- **2007-09-10** (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2541.)
- **2008-02-13** To inactive file on motion of Senator Ducheny.
- **2008-05-01** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2008-05-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-27** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 4018.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after May 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-06-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 5653.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-12** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:15 p.m.
- **2008-06-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-06-23** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 35, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74aec12c-bcc5-4963-94ac-6ae3b2dd5db1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).