---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulation of legal proceedings."
description: "Regulation of legal proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1711"
citation: "California AB 1711 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Regulation of legal proceedings."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Judiciary"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-02-26"
last_action: "2004-09-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d52310fa-8027-44dd-b495-f152f0a9bb67"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711"
source_hash: "0352110efadfc1051f0eb0cc77d923519f6395cd0ad47440493645376ec54b52"
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 1711 (20032004) — Regulation of legal proceedings.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/26/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171199INT)
2. **01/15/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171198AMD)
3. **06/14/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171197AMD)
4. **06/29/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171196AMD)
5. **07/14/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171195AMD)
6. **08/19/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171194AMD)
7. **09/15/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171192CHP)
8. **AB1711** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711)
9. **08/26/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1711&version=20030AB171193ENR)

## Votes

- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1711 jud. consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- special consent cale ab1711 committee on jud. (corbett) by escutia — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-15** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-15** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2004-08-26** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7802.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7877.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-25** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5349.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-23** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-19** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-14** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-13** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-07-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-29** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-11** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-01-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4390.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-01-22** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-01-21** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (January 20). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-01-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-02-27** From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
- **2003-02-26** 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/d52310fa-8027-44dd-b495-f152f0a9bb67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).