republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-2696.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "California Workforce Investment Board: Green Collar Jobs Council."
description: "Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board , and requires the board to establish a committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC) , comprised of specified members. Existing law requires the GCJC to perform certain functions and duties, including the development of a strategic initiative, relating to the training and development of a skilled workforce to meet the needs of California's emerging green economy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 2696"
citation: "California AB 2696 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["California Workforce Investment Board: Green Collar Jobs Council."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bass"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2010-02-19"
last_action: "2010-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ce491ef-c261-499c-be92-bd38a2ab515e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696"
source_hash: "7ea30d7458cb87e9e88a9ad9d9a7e7697ff71e1f3a48de31c4a121f554e7558d"
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 2696 (20092010) — California Workforce Investment Board: Green Collar Jobs Council.

Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board , and requires the board to establish a committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC) , comprised of specified members. Existing law requires the GCJC to perform certain functions and duties, including the development of a strategic initiative, relating to the training and development of a skilled workforce to meet the needs of California's emerging green economy.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/10 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269699INT)
2. **06/28/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269698AMD)
3. **08/02/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269697AMD)
4. **09/27/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269695CHP)
5. **AB2696** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696)
6. **09/02/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2696&version=20090AB269696ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2696 BASS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2696 Bass By Yee — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2696 BASS Assembly Third Reading By BRADFORD — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bass — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2010-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2010-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Com. on L. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-05-05** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2010-05-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-05-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 5485.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2010-06-10** Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-24** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 23). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-06-28** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-08-02** In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2010-08-02** 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`
- **2010-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-16** Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14)
- **2010-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-23** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 4776.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-08-24** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6558.)
- **2010-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 4. Page 6594.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-09-08** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2010-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 396, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ce491ef-c261-499c-be92-bd38a2ab515e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).