republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2726.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Healthy Food Purchase pilot program."
description: "Healthy Food Purchase pilot program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2726"
citation: "California AB 2726 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Healthy Food Purchase pilot program."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leno"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30735c66-56e8-4f2b-a5b1-8ee18572a4b6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726"
source_hash: "354cd8c962fd78c5ea33ec4278e614401264b2bf7279abebe8bd048086268dd0"
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 2726 (20072008) — Healthy Food Purchase pilot program.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726&version=20070AB272699INT)
2. **06/18/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726&version=20070AB272698AMD)
3. **08/18/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726&version=20070AB272697AMD)
4. **08/20/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726&version=20070AB272696AMD)
5. **09/27/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726&version=20070AB272694CHP)
6. **AB2726** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726)
7. **09/05/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2726&version=20070AB272695ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2726 LENO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2726 Leno By Maldonado — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2726 LENO Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leno — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2008-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2008-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Health and Standing Committee on Agriculture. `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-25** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Agriculture Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (April 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 22). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-27** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 31. Page 5391.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2008-08-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 6.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-18** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-20** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-26** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 5378.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-29** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6955.)
- **2008-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 29. Page 6983.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2008-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 466, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30735c66-56e8-4f2b-a5b1-8ee18572a4b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).