---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bonds: public works contracts."
description: "Bonds: public works contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 263"
citation: "California AB 263 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bonds: public works contracts."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Correa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2001-02-16"
last_action: "2001-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/babe416b-dac7-40f4-bffa-a5ba27d5ec1d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB263"
source_hash: "2f68a2a0ee9b566169c94d9fc8933e40f4f048f2e15f9ca224167f2d2024d626"
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 263 (20012002) — Bonds: public works contracts.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/16/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB263&version=20010AB26399INT)
2. **05/09/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB263&version=20010AB26398AMD)
3. **08/13/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB263&version=20010AB26396CHP)
4. **AB263** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB263)
5. **07/21/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB263&version=20010AB26397ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #21 AB263 Correa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 263 Correa Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Correa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-08-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 181, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-08-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-07-30** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2001-07-23** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2001-07-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2172.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-07-16** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2015.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Burton. Reconsideration granted. (Page 2016.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-07-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-07-09** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-06-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1800.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-21** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-17** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-05-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-03-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2001-02-16** 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/babe416b-dac7-40f4-bffa-a5ba27d5ec1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).