---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crime."
description: "Crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 187"
citation: "California AB 187 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Runner"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-01-27"
last_action: "2003-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7819c6ff-b31f-463f-a224-5941bdeadb08"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB187"
source_hash: "6aa85c8665a7f8ff59ea66ba4da5cc5a8636b84a48feead4a1bf4646043906b0"
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 187 (20032004) — Crime.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/27/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB187&version=20030AB18799INT)
2. **04/03/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB187&version=20030AB18798AMD)
3. **05/08/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB187&version=20030AB18797AMD)
4. **08/01/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB187&version=20030AB18795CHP)
5. **AB187** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB187)
6. **07/21/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB187&version=20030AB18796ENR)

## Votes

- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #20 ab187 runner — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 187 runner consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Runner — primary (person)
- Garcia — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 138, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-07-31** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-07-24** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2003-07-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1913.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-06-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `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 78. Noes 0. Page 1986.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-23** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-08** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-07** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 1). (Received May 6 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(a)(2)). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-28** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1309.)
- **2003-04-22** In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2003-04-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-18** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-03-13** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-02-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-28** From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.
- **2003-01-27** 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/7819c6ff-b31f-463f-a224-5941bdeadb08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).