---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public utilities: executive bonuses."
description: "Public utilities: executive bonuses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2303"
citation: "California AB 2303 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public utilities: executive bonuses."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leno"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-19"
last_action: "2004-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4041f790-fd4d-4395-80f8-f9c88666ab40"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303"
source_hash: "4f10127385133cb057acb6a7a4527720d0c1df5a09dad30dc7b94e3a1e45a036"
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 2303 (20032004) — Public utilities: executive bonuses.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303&version=20030AB230399INT)
2. **04/15/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303&version=20030AB230398AMD)
3. **04/21/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303&version=20030AB230397AMD)
4. **06/17/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303&version=20030AB230396AMD)
5. **08/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303&version=20030AB230395AMD)
6. **09/24/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303&version=20030AB230393CHP)
7. **AB2303** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303)
8. **08/26/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2303&version=20030AB230394ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2303 leno by dunn — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2303 leno assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leno — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 759, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2004-08-26** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7802.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 7820.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 5299.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-05** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-28** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-06-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-18** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-17** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 5730.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-06** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 5.) (May 5). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-20** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 19). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-14** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (April 12). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce and Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2004-02-19** 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/4041f790-fd4d-4395-80f8-f9c88666ab40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).