---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools: environmental and endangerment assessments."
description: "Schools: environmental and endangerment assessments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2485"
citation: "California AB 2485 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schools: environmental and endangerment assessments."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chan"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2004-02-19"
last_action: "2004-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8145c9bb-ff60-45e1-a598-84d74f20699b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485"
source_hash: "bab25976d34815ecec3ebee10856c6e9ad3e87654028feae08db7c6a6b25e432"
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 2485 (20032004) — Schools: environmental and endangerment assessments.

## 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=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248599INT)
2. **04/26/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248598AMD)
3. **06/14/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248597AMD)
4. **06/22/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248596AMD)
5. **07/08/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248595AMD)
6. **08/09/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248594AMD)
7. **09/18/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248592CHP)
8. **AB2485** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485)
9. **08/24/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2485&version=20030AB248593ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2485 chan concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, but re-refer to the committee on environmental quality. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2485 chan assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass and be re-referred to the committee on environmental safety and toxic materials. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2485 chan — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chan — primary (person)
- Ducheny — coauthor (person)
- Koretz — coauthor (person)
- Pavley — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 578, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 18. Page 7527.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-17** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-17** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 5042.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. (Corrected August 11. ) `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-05** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-08** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-07** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 1.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-16** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on ENV. QUAL. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Education and ENV. QUAL. `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, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 20. Page 5852.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 4.) (May 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-26** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-22** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-01** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (March 31). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-18** Referred to Standing Committee on Education and Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `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/8145c9bb-ff60-45e1-a598-84d74f20699b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).