---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lien claims: release: attorneys' fees."
description: "Lien claims: release: attorneys' fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 447"
citation: "California AB 447 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lien claims: release: attorneys' fees."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vargas"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2003-02-14"
last_action: "2003-09-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d980ece-956c-4b0d-a3c2-a2f839f40126"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB447"
source_hash: "a736875a35027ab02e6e8f1e9dce883e0f36dd01c46ebb993653388b54302f32"
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 447 (20032004) — Lien claims: release: attorneys' fees.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/14/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB447&version=20030AB44799INT)
2. **03/26/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB447&version=20030AB44798AMD)
3. **07/15/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB447&version=20030AB44797AMD)
4. **09/04/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB447&version=20030AB44795CHP)
5. **AB447** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB447)
6. **08/21/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB447&version=20030AB44796ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 447 vargas assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 447 vargas concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #20 ab447 vargas — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Vargas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-09-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 279, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-03** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2003-08-21** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3045.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-07-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1911.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-19** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 950.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 1). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-02-24** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-18** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2003-02-14** 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/4d980ece-956c-4b0d-a3c2-a2f839f40126`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).