---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prices: overcharges."
description: "Prices: overcharges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1721"
citation: "California AB 1721 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Prices: overcharges."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Koretz"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-27"
last_action: "2004-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf4255db-a3f0-4469-ad5e-685650aeb83f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721"
source_hash: "77d796ab4316e12f443fd10a0d350b94d82c1695f3123e43cbfef91a5ce619be"
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 1721 (20032004) — Prices: overcharges.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/27/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172199INT)
2. **04/28/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172198AMD)
3. **05/06/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172196AMD)
4. **06/15/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172195AMD)
5. **06/28/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172194AMD)
6. **07/02/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172197AMD)
7. **09/24/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172192CHP)
8. **AB1721** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721)
9. **08/25/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1721&version=20030AB172193ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab1721 koretz by figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1721 l.& e. assembly third reading by koretz — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1721 koretz concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Koretz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 752, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-07** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2004-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 7699.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-18** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 7262.) From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (August 18). `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-16** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-16** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 12. Page 4945.) `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`
- **2004-07-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-28** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Corrected July 7. ). `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-24** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 2.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-03** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 30. Page 1946.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 6.) (May 7). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-28** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-24** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 23). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2003-02-27** 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/cf4255db-a3f0-4469-ad5e-685650aeb83f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).