---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: license plates."
description: "Vehicles: license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1272"
citation: "California AB 1272 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: license plates."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dutra"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2004-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baf6f517-8fde-4e28-92cf-63955088dddb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272"
source_hash: "8b027d6ca1941047ba62064104e2f5956dd4664090bbba22ecbf65ab4a5731a5"
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 1272 (20032004) — Vehicles: license plates.

## 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=200320040AB1272&version=20030AB127299INT)
2. **01/05/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272&version=20030AB127297AMD)
3. **03/25/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272&version=20030AB127298AMD)
4. **04/01/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272&version=20030AB127296AMD)
5. **06/22/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272&version=20030AB127295AMD)
6. **08/30/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272&version=20030AB127293CHP)
7. **AB1272** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272)
8. **08/16/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1272&version=20030AB127294ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1272 dutra assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab1272 dutra by soto — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1272 dutra concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dutra — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 365, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-08-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-19** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2004-08-16** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 7139.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-09** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 4843.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-07-13** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-07-08** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-22** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-21** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 4.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-25** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-04-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-02-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-01-26** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 23. Page 4364.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-01-22** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 6.) (January 21). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-01-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (January 12). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-01-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-28** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-04-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-03-26** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `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/baf6f517-8fde-4e28-92cf-63955088dddb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).