republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-221.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIV testing: skin punctures."
description: "Existing law provides for various programs relating to treatment of persons with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 221"
citation: "California AB 221 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIV testing: skin punctures."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Portantino"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4e1b1be-250a-4978-806b-a9b2c1d36eb7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB221"
source_hash: "55edf6166fe1f0be31260eaadd5cf87c371812795c96d768171de4845085f388"
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 221 (20092010) — HIV testing: skin punctures.

Existing law provides for various programs relating to treatment of persons with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) .

## Version chain

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

1. **02/04/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB221&version=20090AB22199INT)
2. **06/11/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB221&version=20090AB22198AMD)
3. **08/17/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB221&version=20090AB22197AMD)
4. **10/11/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB221&version=20090AB22195CHP)
5. **AB221** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB221)
6. **09/21/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB221&version=20090AB22196ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 221 PORTANTINO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 221 PORTANTINO Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB221 Portantino Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Portantino — primary (person)
- Fuentes — coauthor (person)
- Jeffries — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2009-02-05** From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
- **2009-03-04** Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-31** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (March 31). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 6). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-11** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-14** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1449.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-05-14** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-05-21** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2009-06-22** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-06-26** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-07-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-07-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-07-20** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2009-08-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2009-08-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-08-18** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2009-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-03** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 3. Page 2155.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-08** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2009-09-11** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3347.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-09-28** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2009-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2009-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 421, Statutes of 2009.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4e1b1be-250a-4978-806b-a9b2c1d36eb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).