---
type: "Bill"
title: "Direct transactions: cost responsibility surcharges."
description: "Direct transactions: cost responsibility surcharges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1284"
citation: "California AB 1284 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Direct transactions: cost responsibility surcharges."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leslie"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84d42693-2ef2-438d-98a2-0a18b6ff5b2c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284"
source_hash: "2b1ac416c4caa3975e1a953586d303df929a07acffdd5148c005b40e1873bfd3"
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 1284 (20032004) — Direct transactions: cost responsibility surcharges.

## 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=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128499INT)
2. **04/10/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128498AMD)
3. **04/24/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128497AMD)
4. **05/05/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128496AMD)
5. **05/08/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128495AMD)
6. **06/17/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128494AMD)
7. **07/14/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128493AMD)
8. **07/16/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128492AMD)
9. **08/11/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128490CHP)
10. **AB1284** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284)
11. **07/29/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1284&version=20030AB128491ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab1284 leslie by aanestad — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1284 leslie consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1284 leslie concurrence- urgency added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Leslie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 239, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-08-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-30** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2003-07-29** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2928.) Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2928.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-07-24** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 6. Page 1961.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-16** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-10** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1856.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-19** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-05** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `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/84d42693-2ef2-438d-98a2-0a18b6ff5b2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).