---
type: "Bill"
title: "State special schools and diagnostic centers: salaries."
description: "State special schools and diagnostic centers: salaries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2444"
citation: "California AB 2444 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State special schools and diagnostic centers: salaries."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dutra"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2002-02-21"
last_action: "2002-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c9fa274-b30a-4f67-bbbe-bacac141c92b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444"
source_hash: "a2ab691e2c03c8e23712dd72c5821b087c101870365a1d8051a055e525b79a7b"
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 2444 (20012002) — State special schools and diagnostic centers: salaries.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444&version=20010AB244499INT)
2. **04/18/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444&version=20010AB244498AMD)
3. **06/18/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444&version=20010AB244497AMD)
4. **08/12/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444&version=20010AB244496AMD)
5. **09/28/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444&version=20010AB244494CHP)
6. **AB2444** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444)
7. **08/29/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2444&version=20010AB244495ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2444 Dutra Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2444 Dutra Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2444 Dutra By Figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dutra — primary (person)
- Figueroa — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1043, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-12** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2002-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 8424.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 5791.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-22** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2002-08-16** (Corrected August 15. )
- **2002-08-15** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2002-08-12** 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`
- **2002-08-07** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 7). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-07-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-06-27** In committee: Placed on Standing Committee on Education suspense file.
- **2002-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-30** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 6523.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 22). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2002-05-09** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2002-02-21** Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. 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/1c9fa274-b30a-4f67-bbbe-bacac141c92b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).