---
type: "Bill"
title: "Written reports: preparation."
description: "Written reports: preparation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 79"
citation: "California AB 79 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Written reports: preparation."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dutra"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-12-23"
last_action: "2004-09-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/612ffe20-e6a4-4977-8c91-a26d95fe4d7d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79"
source_hash: "d3926f093df5e72de202f81063309432c37aaa6051c5cfd1677b295627db7676"
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 79 (20032004) — Written reports: preparation.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/23/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7999INT)
2. **02/04/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7994AMD)
3. **03/19/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7998AMD)
4. **03/25/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7993AMD)
5. **05/27/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7997AMD)
6. **06/26/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7996AMD)
7. **07/13/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7992AMD)
8. **08/11/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7991AMD)
9. **08/26/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7995AMD)
10. **09/09/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7989CHP)
11. **AB79** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79)
12. **08/18/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB79&version=20030AB7990ENR)

## Votes

- ab 79 dutra consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 79 dutra concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab79 dutra by speier — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dutra — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 409, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-26** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-18** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7293.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-16** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-16** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 4962.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-11** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-07-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-07-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. 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`
- **2004-06-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-08** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-06-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-05-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `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. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1253.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-21** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 1). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-20** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-01-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-06** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2003-01-02** From printer. May be heard in committee February 1.
- **2002-12-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/612ffe20-e6a4-4977-8c91-a26d95fe4d7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).