---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fire safety: regulations."
description: "Fire safety: regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1216"
citation: "California AB 1216 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fire safety: regulations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vargas"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf719bde-9f90-4c21-8acc-755257bb6bc3"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216"
source_hash: "bcff13ce6a18ba628867ba7b8abda80d1531b9da07e0b9b721d59824e9ddf377"
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 1216 (20032004) — Fire safety: regulations.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216&version=20030AB121699INT)
2. **04/22/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216&version=20030AB121698AMD)
3. **06/23/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216&version=20030AB121697AMD)
4. **07/01/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216&version=20030AB121696AMD)
5. **10/09/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216&version=20030AB121694CHP)
6. **AB1216** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216)
7. **09/02/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1216&version=20030AB121695ENR)

## Votes

- ab 1216 vargas consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab1216 vargas by kuehl — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1216 vargas concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended, and re-refer to the committee on natural resources and wildlife. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Vargas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 688, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 4. Page 3279.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-08-25** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2128.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-24** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-06-23** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-06-19** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water (Ayes 6. Noes 2.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development and Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1712.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-12** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 7). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-28** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 25. Noes 0.) (April 28). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-03-20** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2003-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2003-02-21** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf719bde-9f90-4c21-8acc-755257bb6bc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).