---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public resources: oil spill prevention and response."
description: "Public resources: oil spill prevention and response."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2083"
citation: "California AB 2083 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public resources: oil spill prevention and response."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2002-02-19"
last_action: "2002-09-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4d013a0-7c4a-4627-8bcb-54faf88e89d3"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083"
source_hash: "c5de0a34ec9306bba0cc4512d6e529c39ed535b8b133fda6a67f269c5b5f6491"
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 2083 (20012002) — Public resources: oil spill prevention and response.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208399INT)
2. **04/10/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208398AMD)
3. **04/29/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208397AMD)
4. **06/17/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208396AMD)
5. **08/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208395AMD)
6. **08/08/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208394AMD)
7. **08/20/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208393AMD)
8. **09/12/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208391CHP)
9. **AB2083** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083)
10. **08/23/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2083&version=20010AB208392ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2083 Jackson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2083 Jackson Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2083 Jackson By O'Connell — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Alquist — coauthor (person)
- Cohn — coauthor (person)
- Koretz — principal coauthor (person)
- Simitian — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 512, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-04** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2002-08-23** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 7968.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-21** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 5591.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-20** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-08-19** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-08** 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, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-05** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 5). Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, committee-passage, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-30** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 6636.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-04-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-04-29** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-25** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 8.) (April 24). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-10** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-09** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (April 1). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2002-02-19** 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/b4d013a0-7c4a-4627-8bcb-54faf88e89d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).