---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special election: local initiative measure."
description: "Special election: local initiative measure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1712"
citation: "California AB 1712 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special election: local initiative measure."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-03-07"
last_action: "2001-10-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f30f6b6c-6ec4-478b-961b-b498891849a8"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1712"
source_hash: "29e3de0847cabc20129c6b4367bdd8b03a4bbbfe9de0ec26e59489005db1eee5"
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 1712 (20012002) — Special election: local initiative measure.

## Version chain

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

1. **03/07/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1712&version=20010AB171299INT)
2. **07/03/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1712&version=20010AB171298AMD)
3. **09/14/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1712&version=20010AB171297AMD)
4. **10/14/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1712&version=20010AB171295CHP)
5. **AB1712** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1712)
6. **09/14/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1712&version=20010AB171296ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1712 E.,R.& C.A. Assembly Third Reading By Longville — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1712 Elections, Reapportionme Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- From Committee: Amendments returned to Senate floor for consideration. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1712 Committee on E.R.& CA (Longville) By Bowen — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 924, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2001-09-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 55. Noes 24. Page 4047.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Read third time. Amended. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 3020.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-09-12** From committee: Amendments re-referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-09-04** Read third time. Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 action deferred on amendments by Senator Bowen. Question referred to Committee on Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-3`
- **2001-08-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-27** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2001-08-23** To inactive file on motion of Senator Perata.
- **2001-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-07-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-07-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 8. Page 1868.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 3.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-05-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (May 7). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-26** Joint Rule 61(a)(2) suspended. (Page 1246.)
- **2001-03-21** Referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-08** From printer. May be heard in committee April 7.
- **2001-03-07** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f30f6b6c-6ec4-478b-961b-b498891849a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).