republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2071.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Plastic bags: plastic food and beverage containers: enforcement."
description: "Plastic bags: plastic food and beverage containers: enforcement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2071"
citation: "California AB 2071 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Plastic bags: plastic food and beverage containers: enforcement."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karnette"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-19"
last_action: "2008-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c01b87f-800c-418e-836a-3077630155fe"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071"
source_hash: "777bc4388fa144cbfdd677ca769d5262394745309e68f685a585742868c62061"
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 2071 (20072008) — Plastic bags: plastic food and beverage containers: enforcement.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071&version=20070AB207199INT)
2. **06/12/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071&version=20070AB207198AMD)
3. **08/05/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071&version=20070AB207197AMD)
4. **08/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071&version=20070AB207196AMD)
5. **08/14/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071&version=20070AB207195AMD)
6. **09/29/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071&version=20070AB207193CHP)
7. **AB2071** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071)
8. **09/03/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2071&version=20070AB207194ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2071 KARNETTE Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2071 Karnette By Kuehl — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2071 KARNETTE Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karnette — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-19** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2008-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 30). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-05** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-08** From Consent Calendar. To third reading pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.
- **2008-05-19** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 5201.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-19** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-29** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-05** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-11** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-14** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-18** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-20** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 5206.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 6891.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 570, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c01b87f-800c-418e-836a-3077630155fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).