---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fetal ultrasound."
description: "Fetal ultrasound."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2049"
citation: "California AB 2049 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fetal ultrasound."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nakanishi"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2004-02-17"
last_action: "2004-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d815eb66-1047-4457-9d80-ff102a713b76"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049"
source_hash: "2cf13b83841d2f62932732fc81f1ffcc2aa72e0547b5a3976b440a8905cb3255"
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 2049 (20032004) — Fetal ultrasound.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/17/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049&version=20030AB204999INT)
2. **03/22/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049&version=20030AB204998AMD)
3. **03/24/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049&version=20030AB204997AMD)
4. **05/18/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049&version=20030AB204996AMD)
5. **06/28/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049&version=20030AB204994CHP)
6. **AB2049** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049)
7. **06/21/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2049&version=20030AB204995ENR)

## Votes

- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2049 nakanishi concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- consent calendar 2nd ab2049 nakanishi — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass and be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- ab 2049 nakanishi consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nakanishi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-06-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 78, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-06-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-06-24** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2004-06-21** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6465.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-06-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-06-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4102.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-07** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-03** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-16** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-04-16** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5178.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-01** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (March 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-02-26** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
- **2004-02-17** 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/d815eb66-1047-4457-9d80-ff102a713b76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).