---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forest resources."
description: "Forest resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2420"
citation: "California AB 2420 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Forest resources."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["La Malfa"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-19"
last_action: "2004-09-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd3ae3e0-2573-4a9a-add9-76a0b0002b56"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420"
source_hash: "da81f892d640195f28283e8b35bdb1871fa00ce770b20ae0fc6c09023db55533"
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 2420 (20032004) — Forest 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=200320040AB2420&version=20030AB242099INT)
2. **04/27/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420&version=20030AB242098AMD)
3. **07/02/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420&version=20030AB242097AMD)
4. **08/17/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420&version=20030AB242096AMD)
5. **08/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420&version=20030AB242095AMD)
6. **09/23/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420&version=20030AB242093CHP)
7. **AB2420** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420)
8. **08/26/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2420&version=20030AB242094ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab2420 la malfa by aanestad — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2420 la malfa consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- La Malfa — primary (person)
- Cox — coauthor (person)
- Jackson — coauthor (person)
- Wolk — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-23** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-27** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.
- **2004-08-26** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7802.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7835.) `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.
- **2004-08-25** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 5324.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** 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 1.). `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.
- **2004-07-02** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Corrected July 19. ). `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-05-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5864.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-17** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-26** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 19). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-03-04** Referred to 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/cd3ae3e0-2573-4a9a-add9-76a0b0002b56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).