---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy resources."
description: "Energy resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2304"
citation: "California AB 2304 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy resources."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-19"
last_action: "2004-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/129b5b3c-9495-4a34-9d6f-af7ee67744ca"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2304"
source_hash: "7c4ad7cc721e8889831ac77fcf5db4d3efe4d6ce8ec0c4f19e1513e8b6fd9b3e"
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 2304 (20032004) — Energy resources.

## 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=200320040AB2304&version=20030AB230499INT)
2. **08/18/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2304&version=20030AB230498AMD)
3. **09/25/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2304&version=20030AB230496CHP)
4. **AB2304** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2304)
5. **08/25/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2304&version=20030AB230497ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2304 richman consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass and be re-referred to the committee on natural resources to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2304 richman by battin — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2304 richman concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 781, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-03** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7669.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-23** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 5184.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-18** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-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`
- **2004-06-10** 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`
- **2004-05-20** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-04-29** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5433.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-26** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-22** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-23** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 22). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce and Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `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/129b5b3c-9495-4a34-9d6f-af7ee67744ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).