---
type: "Bill"
title: "Waste discharge requirements."
description: "Waste discharge requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1248"
citation: "California AB 1248 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Waste discharge requirements."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aghazarian"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88838394-2522-4e87-83dd-732d74afccb7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248"
source_hash: "34b8a3f02d893cecc3e1b5b1ca390af82a1955373f22e581c94042b7a487579c"
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 1248 (20032004) — Waste discharge requirements.

## 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=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124899INT)
2. **04/09/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124898AMD)
3. **05/07/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124897AMD)
4. **05/27/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124896AMD)
5. **07/01/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124895AMD)
6. **07/09/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124894AMD)
7. **08/26/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124893AMD)
8. **10/09/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124891CHP)
9. **AB1248** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248)
10. **09/05/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1248&version=20030AB124892ENR)

## Votes

- ab 1248 aghazarian consent calendar second day — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1248 aghazarian special consent calendar 2nd day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #28 ab1248 aghazarian by denham — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aghazarian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 690, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-05** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3495.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2003-09-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2279.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-26** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-09** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-01** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-06-30** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2088.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-28** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-27** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 21). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-06** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 29). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26. Read first time. `reading-1`
- **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/88838394-2522-4e87-83dd-732d74afccb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).