---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances: unlawful detainer."
description: "Controlled substances: unlawful detainer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2523"
citation: "California AB 2523 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled substances: unlawful detainer."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frommer"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2004-02-20"
last_action: "2004-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea0e07f8-b076-45c2-9beb-49ce8e140e60"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523"
source_hash: "82013d251909b58433513de9ef5ea8a046d346c2d40e23c6dbeca14e86f5af7f"
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 2523 (20032004) — Controlled substances: unlawful detainer.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523&version=20030AB252399INT)
2. **03/23/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523&version=20030AB252398AMD)
3. **04/14/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523&version=20030AB252397AMD)
4. **06/14/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523&version=20030AB252396AMD)
5. **08/25/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523&version=20030AB252394CHP)
6. **AB2523** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523)
7. **08/12/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2523&version=20030AB252395ENR)

## Votes

- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2523 frommer concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2523 frommer assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2523 frommer by cedillo — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frommer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 304, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-08-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2004-08-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7037.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-06** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-07-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4562.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-19** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-04-19** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5207.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-14** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-13** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 30). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2004-02-20** 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/ea0e07f8-b076-45c2-9beb-49ce8e140e60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).