---
type: "Bill"
title: "Voter registration."
description: "Voter registration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 593"
citation: "California AB 593 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Voter registration."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ridley-Thomas"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/028f4d6f-4054-48de-99ee-cc57d5418923"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB593"
source_hash: "8a5aee252f982d1e24963e6eee049ab66e7dc90ee7ea97b12176c350a49353a5"
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 593 (20032004) — Voter registration.

## 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=200320040AB593&version=20030AB59399INT)
2. **06/27/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB593&version=20030AB59398AMD)
3. **07/17/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB593&version=20030AB59397AMD)
4. **09/02/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB593&version=20030AB59396AMD)
5. **10/11/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB593&version=20030AB59394CHP)
6. **AB593** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB593)
7. **09/05/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB593&version=20030AB59395ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab593 ridley-thoma by romero — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 593 ridley-thomas concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 593 ridley-thomas assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ridley-Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 819, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-05** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 47. Noes 32. Page 3459.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-09-03** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2311.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-02** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-29** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-08-20** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2003-08-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2047.)
- **2003-08-18** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-07-21** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-17** Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1861.) 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`
- **2003-07-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-03** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting and Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 31. Page 2062.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 28). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage-favorable, 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 5. Noes 2.) (April 22). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `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/028f4d6f-4054-48de-99ee-cc57d5418923`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).