--- type: "Bill" title: "Public water systems." description: "Public water systems." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20032004" identifier: "AB 2528" citation: "California AB 2528 (20032004)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Public water systems."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Lowenthal"] version_count: 8 action_count: 27 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2004-02-20" last_action: "2004-09-22" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf877045-cd96-4d25-b5b8-250256cff8d7" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528" source_hash: "1f83c4885d0f45bc072804dcaad43d5771874b8989364fb4ee1497de198543f1" 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 2528 (20032004) — Public water systems. ## 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=200320040AB2528&version=20030AB252899INT) 2. **04/12/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528&version=20030AB252898AMD) 3. **05/27/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528&version=20030AB252897AMD) 4. **06/14/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528&version=20030AB252896AMD) 5. **08/12/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528&version=20030AB252895AMD) 6. **09/22/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528&version=20030AB252893CHP) 7. **AB2528** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528) 8. **08/19/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2528&version=20030AB252894ENR) ## Votes - do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower - ab 2528 lowenthal concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower - Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower - ab 2528 lowenthal consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower - special consent cale ab2528 lowenthal by bowen — **pass** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Lowenthal — primary (person) - Daucher — coauthor (person) - Maddox — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2004-09-22** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 679, Statutes of 2004. - **2004-09-22** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2004-08-26** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m. - **2004-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7376.) `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 34. Noes 0. Page 5033.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2004-08-16** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2004-08-12** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1` - **2004-07-01** To inactive file on motion of Senator Romero. - **2004-06-30** Read second time. To third reading. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2004-06-29** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage` - **2004-06-14** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1` - **2004-06-10** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage` - **2004-05-27** 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` - **2004-05-13** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `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, 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` - **2004-04-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee` - **2004-04-12** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1` - **2004-04-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 31). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage` - **2004-03-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - **2004-03-22** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - **2004-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `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/bf877045-cd96-4d25-b5b8-250256cff8d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).