---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driving-under-the-influence: statement."
description: "Driving-under-the-influence: statement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2173"
citation: "California AB 2173 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driving-under-the-influence: statement."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Parra"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2004-02-18"
last_action: "2004-09-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1db1f7c-ee5c-4c77-9d4b-ea4f75726728"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2173"
source_hash: "b4eba80b3776f5ec2e06f2d13bae56eb95b59619c2eb41217af9b70d755ed9ce"
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 2173 (20032004) — Driving-under-the-influence: statement.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2173&version=20030AB217399INT)
2. **05/20/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2173&version=20030AB217398AMD)
3. **06/09/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2173&version=20030AB217397AMD)
4. **09/14/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2173&version=20030AB217395CHP)
5. **AB2173** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2173)
6. **08/16/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2173&version=20030AB217396ENR)

## Votes

- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2173 parra assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2173 parra concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- special consent cale ab2173 parra — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Parra — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 502, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-23** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2004-08-16** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7120.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-15** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-07-12** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4624.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-29** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-06-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-25** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6015.) `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 21. Noes 0.) (May 19). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 30). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2004-02-18** 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/c1db1f7c-ee5c-4c77-9d4b-ea4f75726728`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).