---
type: "Bill"
title: "Large passenger vessels: sewage."
description: "Large passenger vessels: sewage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2672"
citation: "California AB 2672 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Large passenger vessels: sewage."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simitian"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2004-02-20"
last_action: "2004-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15a7a8ff-f2e4-4a11-b95e-45d7bb03a778"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672"
source_hash: "05a69f5d0b36af342169afd4bd2fbef69be58d64dca8c15f307b4bfcecb37a99"
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 2672 (20032004) — Large passenger vessels: sewage.

## 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=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267299INT)
2. **03/31/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267298AMD)
3. **04/20/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267297AMD)
4. **06/17/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267296AMD)
5. **07/02/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267295AMD)
6. **08/10/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267294AMD)
7. **09/24/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267292CHP)
8. **AB2672** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672)
9. **08/19/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2672&version=20030AB267293ENR)

## Votes

- 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
- Do pass. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- ab 2672 simitian concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab2672 simitian — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2672 simitian assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simitian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 764, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-27** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2004-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 7373.) `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 21. Noes 10. Page 5044.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-10** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-04** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-02** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `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 5. Noes 1.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-17** 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`
- **2004-06-09** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `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 56. Noes 21. Page 5973.) `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 15. Noes 2.) (May 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-20** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-19** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 13). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-11** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **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/15a7a8ff-f2e4-4a11-b95e-45d7bb03a778`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).