---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public resources."
description: "Public resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 28"
citation: "California AB 28 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Public resources."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2002-12-02"
last_action: "2003-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/217c8a54-6d0f-4436-a827-b5028760a587"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28"
source_hash: "d8de8aad2e1b44e8e365a1c2207d86a2b8e44849fdcf35529ea69dfefe01c1dd"
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 28 (20032004) — Public resources.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/02/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2899INT)
2. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2898AMD)
3. **06/02/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2897AMD)
4. **06/26/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2896AMD)
5. **07/14/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2895AMD)
6. **08/20/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2894AMD)
7. **09/12/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2893AMD)
8. **10/11/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2891CHP)
9. **AB28** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28)
10. **09/13/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB28&version=20030AB2892ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended and be re-referred to the committee on environmental safety and toxic materials. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 28 pavley assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Burton — principal coauthor (person)
- Pavley — author (person)
- Sher — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 753, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-13** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 3942.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 45. Noes 31. Page 3892.) From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 12). `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-09-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 2578.). `passage, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-3, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-29** In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
- **2003-08-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-18** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2003-07-14** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-10** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-04** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-06-03** Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2173.) `passage, reading-3, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-02** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 20. Noes 4.) (May 28). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-07** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-23** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (Ayes 24. Noes 0.) (April 7). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-01-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization and Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2002-12-03** From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
- **2002-12-02** 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/217c8a54-6d0f-4436-a827-b5028760a587`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).