republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2296.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Academic research."
description: "Academic research."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2296"
citation: "California AB 2296 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Academic research."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullin"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2008-02-21"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30590f10-d7f8-414f-9bcc-2b86bf0d6319"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296"
source_hash: "48d53495a6c1823947b4d62273e4da5e0fb2905a0e09d13d093574753abe15a9"
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 2296 (20072008) — Academic research.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229699INT)
2. **04/01/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229698AMD)
3. **04/23/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229697AMD)
4. **05/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229696AMD)
5. **06/17/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229695AMD)
6. **07/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229694AMD)
7. **08/04/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229693AMD)
8. **08/11/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229692AMD)
9. **08/19/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229691AMD)
10. **08/21/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229690AMD)
11. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229688CHP)
12. **AB2296** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296)
13. **09/04/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2296&version=20070AB229689ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2296 Mullin Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2296 MULLIN Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2296 MULLIN Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mullin — primary (person)
- Simitian — principal coauthor (person)
- Wolk — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2008-04-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 4627.)
- **2008-04-15** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-04-22** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 17). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-23** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2008-05-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5145.). `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-19** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5198.) `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`
- **2008-06-17** 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`
- **2008-07-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-02** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-10** To inactive file on motion of Senator Perata.
- **2008-08-04** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2008-08-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** 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`
- **2008-08-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-11** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-08-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-18** 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`
- **2008-08-19** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-21** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-22** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 5316.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-28** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6936.)
- **2008-08-28** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 28). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-29** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6981.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 492, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30590f10-d7f8-414f-9bcc-2b86bf0d6319`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).