---
type: "Bill"
title: "Timber harvesting plans: regulations: information."
description: "Timber harvesting plans: regulations: information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 47"
citation: "California AB 47 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Timber harvesting plans: regulations: information."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simitian"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 28
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2002-12-02"
last_action: "2003-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8732d98-e66e-4feb-baeb-d716c295a215"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47"
source_hash: "e1a0b02639e6fba3d8be6a04cd2dce60d51a9553d6e66f3010943ba818ad0eb2"
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 47 (20032004) — Timber harvesting plans: regulations: information.

## 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=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4799INT)
2. **03/11/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4798AMD)
3. **06/03/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4797AMD)
4. **07/03/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4796AMD)
5. **07/14/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4795AMD)
6. **08/18/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4794AMD)
7. **08/25/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4793AMD)
8. **09/03/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4792AMD)
9. **10/11/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4790CHP)
10. **AB47** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47)
11. **09/10/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB47&version=20030AB4791ENR)

## Votes

- ab 47 simitian concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab47 simitian by sher — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab47 simitian by sher — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab47 simitian by sher reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 47 simitian assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simitian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 816, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-10** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 3717.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 44. Noes 32. Page 3736.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-09** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-09-08** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 2384.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-09-03** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-02** Read third time and passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 2278.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Sher. Reconsideration granted. (Page 2283.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-25** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-21** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-08-18** 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`
- **2003-07-14** 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, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 3.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-09** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-06-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 2299.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-06-03** Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 7.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 7). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-03-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-01-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `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/d8732d98-e66e-4feb-baeb-d716c295a215`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).