---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real estate."
description: "Real estate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 679"
citation: "California AB 679 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real estate."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chavez"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d94061a1-f588-4f25-a169-53e0d26e035f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679"
source_hash: "d848cd52e62d1be241f06ec8d04fb02a575c93677496914627278eeeb464d349"
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 679 (20032004) — Real estate.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679&version=20030AB67999INT)
2. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679&version=20030AB67998AMD)
3. **07/01/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679&version=20030AB67997AMD)
4. **09/08/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679&version=20030AB67996AMD)
5. **10/12/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679&version=20030AB67994CHP)
6. **AB679** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679)
7. **09/11/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB679&version=20030AB67995ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Business and Professions. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 679 chavez consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 679 chavez concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab679 chavez by hollingsworth — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chavez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 901, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-22** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2003-09-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3828.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2478.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-08** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-01** 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`
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Com. on B., C. & I. T. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1855.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-19** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 29). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-21** 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`
- **2003-04-08** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-03-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance and then be re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-10** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2003-02-19** 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/d94061a1-f588-4f25-a169-53e0d26e035f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).