republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-916.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "School facilities construction: Twin Rivers Unified School District."
description: "School facilities construction: Twin Rivers Unified School District."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 916"
citation: "California AB 916 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School facilities construction: Twin Rivers Unified School District."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niello"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 46
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06186fba-7c02-459b-806e-c79fff52081d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916"
source_hash: "ab7fa612b82a986d8cf728922eafd049cc80946dda3b21c756d5ce1e5c594639"
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 916 (20072008) — School facilities construction: Twin Rivers Unified School District.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91699INT)
2. **03/28/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91698AMD)
3. **05/02/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91697AMD)
4. **05/14/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91696AMD)
5. **06/11/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91695AMD)
6. **07/03/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91694AMD)
7. **07/17/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91693AMD)
8. **08/04/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91691AMD)
9. **08/20/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91692AMD)
10. **08/20/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91690AMD)
11. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91688CHP)
12. **AB916** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916)
13. **09/11/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB916&version=20070AB91689ENR)

## Votes

- AB 916 NIELLO Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB916 Niello Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB916 Niello Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB916 Niello By Cox — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 916 NIELLO Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Niello — primary (person)
- Jones — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-22** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2007-03-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Local Government Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-05-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Local Government Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 9). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-14** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-17** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 8. Page 1531.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-14** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2007-07-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) . `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-08-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2007-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-09-06** Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 17. Noes 9. Page 2411.) `reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-09-06** Motion to reconsider made by Senator Cox.
- **2007-09-06** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2411.)
- **2007-09-11** To inactive file on motion of Senator Cox.
- **2008-08-04** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2008-08-04** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-05** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-05** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-06** 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`
- **2008-08-14** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 5016.)
- **2008-08-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **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. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5372.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2008-08-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-30** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 7064.)
- **2008-08-30** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-31** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7120.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 652, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06186fba-7c02-459b-806e-c79fff52081d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).