---
type: "Bill"
title: "Franchises."
description: "Franchises."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2921"
citation: "California AB 2921 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Franchises."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cox"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-20"
last_action: "2004-09-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd4895a7-eb74-42be-b1a4-07dcebe61cda"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921"
source_hash: "949172a6a0454da4da52188815e48914bd12ae6647067ad65d452b56411a80f8"
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 2921 (20032004) — Franchises.

## 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=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292199INT)
2. **04/14/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292198AMD)
3. **04/28/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292197AMD)
4. **06/14/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292196AMD)
5. **06/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292195AMD)
6. **07/06/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292194AMD)
7. **07/19/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292193AMD)
8. **08/09/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292192AMD)
9. **09/10/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292190CHP)
10. **AB2921** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921)
11. **08/17/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2921&version=20030AB292191ENR)

## Votes

- ab 2921 cox consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab2921 cox by poochigian — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2921 cox 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
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 458, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-27** Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
- **2004-08-17** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 7229.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-11** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4900.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, amended. To second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-3, 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.
- **2004-07-19** 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`
- **2004-07-06** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-02** 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`
- **2004-06-23** 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`
- **2004-06-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, 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 Com. on B., C. & I. T. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-03** Referred to B., C. & I. T. and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `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. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5866.) `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`
- **2004-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-28** Read second time and amended. (Corrected May 3. ) `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-27** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 22). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-19** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-04-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance. `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/cd4895a7-eb74-42be-b1a4-07dcebe61cda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).