---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repossession agencies."
description: "Repossession agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 783"
citation: "California AB 783 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Repossession agencies."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelley"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-02-22"
last_action: "2001-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b16ba79c-4ab6-4938-b34d-73b058731552"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB783"
source_hash: "ddca213f80dbff0dd6df191aa3fd2d04462a5a901833c13f591d12f3a4300948"
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 783 (20012002) — Repossession agencies.

## 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=200120020AB783&version=20010AB78399INT)
2. **06/26/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB783&version=20010AB78398AMD)
3. **07/16/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB783&version=20010AB78397AMD)
4. **08/20/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB783&version=20010AB78396AMD)
5. **10/07/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB783&version=20010AB78394CHP)
6. **AB783** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB783)
7. **08/30/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB783&version=20010AB78395ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #26 AB783 Kelley — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 783 Kelley Consent Calendar Second Day — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 783 Kelley Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 554, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-05** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2001-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3309.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2448.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-08-20** 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`
- **2001-07-16** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-12** 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`
- **2001-07-03** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-05-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-04-26** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1260.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-04-19** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-04-18** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 18). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-03** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 3). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `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/b16ba79c-4ab6-4938-b34d-73b058731552`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).