---
type: "Bill"
title: "Underperforming schools program."
description: "Underperforming schools program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2066"
citation: "California AB 2066 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Underperforming schools program."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steinberg"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2004-02-17"
last_action: "2004-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2aac616f-048e-4272-9065-cf41cf3e7665"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066"
source_hash: "32354c153594da1ca0111d94673afcbc4394b2f288b03af382b4b27c61a396e5"
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 2066 (20032004) — Underperforming schools program.

## 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=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206699INT)
2. **04/12/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206698AMD)
3. **05/20/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206697AMD)
4. **06/21/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206696AMD)
5. **07/15/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206695AMD)
6. **08/17/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206694AMD)
7. **08/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206693AMD)
8. **08/25/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206692AMD)
9. **09/18/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206690CHP)
10. **AB2066** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066)
11. **08/27/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2066&version=20030AB206691ENR)

## Votes

- ab 2066 steinberg assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2066 steinberg concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2066 steinberg by mcpherson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steinberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 579, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2004-08-27** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7909.) Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 7933.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-26** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 5414.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-25** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-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, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (August 12). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Education suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-27** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-26** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 2. Page 6112.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 4.) (May 19). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-02-26** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `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/2aac616f-048e-4272-9065-cf41cf3e7665`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).