---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy systems: local regulations."
description: "Energy systems: local regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2473"
citation: "California AB 2473 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy systems: local regulations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wolk"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-19"
last_action: "2004-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fac19881-c98c-4e07-b1c5-547397e54878"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473"
source_hash: "b6032221cd0f5b79a91434125bae7e3c2beb874da17761ef121ee575659bbb7f"
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 2473 (20032004) — Energy systems: local regulations.

## 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=200320040AB2473&version=20030AB247399INT)
2. **04/12/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473&version=20030AB247398AMD)
3. **05/10/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473&version=20030AB247397AMD)
4. **06/28/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473&version=20030AB247396AMD)
5. **07/19/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473&version=20030AB247395AMD)
6. **09/25/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473&version=20030AB247393CHP)
7. **AB2473** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473)
8. **08/16/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2473&version=20030AB247394ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- ab 2473 wolk concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2473 wolk consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2473 wolk by torlakson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wolk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 789, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-16** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7175.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 4875.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-05** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-19** 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`
- **2004-06-30** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-23** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2004-06-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `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 77. Noes 0. Page 6029.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 19). Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-11** Read second time. To third reading. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-10** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-06** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 28). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-13** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Local Government Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **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/fac19881-c98c-4e07-b1c5-547397e54878`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).