---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances: business permittees: citation system."
description: "Controlled substances: business permittees: citation system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 709"
citation: "California AB 709 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled substances: business permittees: citation system."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Correa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c7fab6c-676a-447e-ac9c-f365f9acc05e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB709"
source_hash: "3c980b636acf3ac2c97d77d890d707e6878bbd3591205b759ceb46d4c53ad1f2"
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 709 (20032004) — Controlled substances: business permittees: citation system.

## 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=200320040AB709&version=20030AB70999INT)
2. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB709&version=20030AB70998AMD)
3. **08/01/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB709&version=20030AB70996CHP)
4. **AB709** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB709)
5. **07/21/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB709&version=20030AB70997ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab709 correa by mcpherson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 709 correa consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Correa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 142, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-07-31** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-07-24** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2003-07-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1907.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-06-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-04-24** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1254.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-22** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-21** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (April 9). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 1). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-18** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-03-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `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/2c7fab6c-676a-447e-ac9c-f365f9acc05e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).