---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation."
description: "Transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 629"
citation: "California AB 629 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Oropeza"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2001-02-22"
last_action: "2002-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02470a4b-9cb0-4351-8bf2-22c9f3e92a5d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629"
source_hash: "24cbe9f626f7edd49f85195e7c782e7be732bda3ffe5fd1fad8104b10e3a51d7"
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 629 (20012002) — Transportation.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629&version=20010AB62999INT)
2. **01/07/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629&version=20010AB62998AMD)
3. **06/03/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629&version=20010AB62997AMD)
4. **06/17/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629&version=20010AB62996AMD)
5. **09/27/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629&version=20010AB62994CHP)
6. **AB629** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629)
7. **08/30/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB629&version=20010AB62995ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 629 Oropeza Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 629 Oropeza Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB629 Oropeza By Dunn — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Oropeza — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 937, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2002-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 8586.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-29** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (August 29). `committee-passage`
- **2002-08-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. `referral-committee`
- **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 25. Noes 12. Page 5835.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-26** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-24** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **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 Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-12** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-06-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (May 7). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2002-01-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-01-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 4611.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-01-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (January 24). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2002-01-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (January 14). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-01-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2002-01-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-01-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2001-02-22** 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/02470a4b-9cb0-4351-8bf2-22c9f3e92a5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).