---
type: "Bill"
title: "Contractor: temporary labor."
description: "Contractor: temporary labor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 544"
citation: "California AB 544 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Contractor: temporary labor."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Montanez"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/964161e6-1974-419f-a1b9-c7fa2126c9fb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544"
source_hash: "a1589f2fad97368bb8bb6e5c7d7af8f27f569950e7dde1553e2a132b5c2bf685"
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 544 (20032004) — Contractor: temporary labor.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544&version=20030AB54499INT)
2. **05/07/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544&version=20030AB54498AMD)
3. **06/30/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544&version=20030AB54497AMD)
4. **07/21/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544&version=20030AB54496AMD)
5. **10/11/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544&version=20030AB54494CHP)
6. **AB544** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544)
7. **09/02/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB544&version=20030AB54495ENR)

## Votes

- ab 544 montanez concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab544 montanez by dunn — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 544 montanez assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Montanez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 759, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-09** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2003-09-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 3287.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 2170.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-08-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2047.)
- **2003-08-18** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-07-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-21** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-17** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-10** Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended. (Page 1731.)
- **2003-06-30** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-23** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1879.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-07** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-06** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 6). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2003-02-18** 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/964161e6-1974-419f-a1b9-c7fa2126c9fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).