---
type: "Bill"
title: "State lands: acquisition."
description: "State lands: acquisition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1701"
citation: "California AB 1701 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State lands: acquisition."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laird"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2003-02-25"
last_action: "2004-09-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96063258-9e7e-4b49-b352-52be0a77fbeb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701"
source_hash: "7f85d12c5df966ecd4121c042ddb781253024205e567ac6fa90d4bf9f4e421ed"
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 1701 (20032004) — State lands: acquisition.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/25/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701&version=20030AB170199INT)
2. **03/08/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701&version=20030AB170198AMD)
3. **07/01/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701&version=20030AB170197AMD)
4. **08/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701&version=20030AB170196AMD)
5. **09/23/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701&version=20030AB170194CHP)
6. **AB1701** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701)
7. **08/25/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1701&version=20030AB170195ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab1701 laird by sher — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1701 laird concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1701 e.s.& t.m. consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laird — primary (person)
- Sher — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-23** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 708, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-08** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-25** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7721.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 7748.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 5261.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-07-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-21** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2004-04-27** 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`
- **2004-04-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-03-11** From committee: Re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-08** From inactive file. To second reading. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-02** To inactive file on motion of Senator Sher.
- **2003-08-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-19** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-09** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-07-08** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-22** Referred to ENV. QUAL. and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-08** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1567.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-05** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-01** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
- **2003-02-25** 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/96063258-9e7e-4b49-b352-52be0a77fbeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).