---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environmental protection: reports."
description: "Environmental protection: reports."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2701"
citation: "California AB 2701 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental protection: reports."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Runner"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-20"
last_action: "2004-09-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a341430-dd3e-4def-ad4f-87da0c155c57"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701"
source_hash: "85097002e56e1fd8864ac9de5cf473682df96bfe2946146152941205578283ff"
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 2701 (20032004) — Environmental protection: reports.

## 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=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270199INT)
2. **04/01/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270198AMD)
3. **05/06/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270197AMD)
4. **06/14/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270196AMD)
5. **07/12/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270195AMD)
6. **08/16/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270194AMD)
7. **08/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270193AMD)
8. **09/21/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270191CHP)
9. **AB2701** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701)
10. **08/25/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2701&version=20030AB270192ENR)

## Votes

- do pass and be re-referred to the committee on natural resources. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2701 runner by johnson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2701 runner concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2701 runner consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Runner — primary (person)
- Campbell — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-25** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7721.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7759.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5273.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-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.
- **2004-07-12** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-14** 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`
- **2004-06-03** Referred to Com. on 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 76. Noes 0. Page 5865.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-17** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-20** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 19). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** 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`
- **2004-03-30** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-03-24** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-03-11** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials and Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `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/0a341430-dd3e-4def-ad4f-87da0c155c57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).