---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaign literature: use of official seals."
description: "Campaign literature: use of official seals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 706"
citation: "California AB 706 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Campaign literature: use of official seals."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Firebaugh"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2001-02-22"
last_action: "2001-10-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8020c7fc-ef3f-49cb-8b94-7545fc86a1c4"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB706"
source_hash: "8b2815af7ab27ce76b054a55f31893f3eb6cbd2b20484bf56d4555def6c83362"
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 706 (20012002) — Campaign literature: use of official seals.

## 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=200120020AB706&version=20010AB70699INT)
2. **04/18/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB706&version=20010AB70698AMD)
3. **05/25/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB706&version=20010AB70697AMD)
4. **08/21/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB706&version=20010AB70696AMD)
5. **10/01/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB706&version=20010AB70694CHP)
6. **AB706** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB706)
7. **09/06/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB706&version=20010AB70695ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 706 Firebaugh Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 706 Firebaugh Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB706 Firebaugh By Escutia — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Firebaugh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 387, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-20** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2001-09-06** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 13. Page 3505.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2001-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-27** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-08-21** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-20** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-30** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 5. Page 1910.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-29** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 23). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-05-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (May 1). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-24** Re-referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-23** Joint Rule 61(a)(2) suspended. (Page 1182.)
- **2001-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-08** Referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **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/8020c7fc-ef3f-49cb-8b94-7545fc86a1c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).