republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2042.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: removal."
description: "Vehicles: removal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2042"
citation: "California AB 2042 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: removal."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fuentes"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96304841-045c-47b3-8381-3442404aba01"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042"
source_hash: "d612bf8b5e64d699fa5ce4948fb2d6c9c3478241b12b60c1a0595bf176d914a1"
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 2042 (20072008) — Vehicles: removal.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/15/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042&version=20070AB204299INT)
2. **03/28/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042&version=20070AB204298AMD)
3. **06/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042&version=20070AB204297AMD)
4. **07/14/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042&version=20070AB204296AMD)
5. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042&version=20070AB204294CHP)
6. **AB2042** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042)
7. **08/15/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2042&version=20070AB204295ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2042 FUENTES Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2042 FUENTES Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2042 Fuentes By Oropeza — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fuentes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2008-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-25** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 24). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-03-28** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-10** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-04-21** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4749.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-04-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-12** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-16** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-14** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-05** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 4782.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6474.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 736, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96304841-045c-47b3-8381-3442404aba01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).