---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public contracts: subcontractor substitution."
description: "Public contracts: subcontractor substitution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 902"
citation: "California AB 902 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public contracts: subcontractor substitution."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diaz"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af78d143-0936-4ac6-bc50-f0c954620189"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB902"
source_hash: "4c0ab8ae4833c0d82df7c77f83ca78188d6235de74dc33f33b561a0917bb7502"
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 902 (20032004) — Public contracts: subcontractor substitution.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB902&version=20030AB90299INT)
2. **03/24/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB902&version=20030AB90298AMD)
3. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB902&version=20030AB90297AMD)
4. **08/04/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB902&version=20030AB90295CHP)
5. **AB902** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB902)
6. **07/21/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB902&version=20030AB90296ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #20 ab902 diaz — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 902 diaz consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diaz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-08-03** 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 1915.) `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`
- **2003-06-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `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 1856.) `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 Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** 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`
- **2003-03-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-24** 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`
- **2003-03-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2003-02-20** 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/af78d143-0936-4ac6-bc50-f0c954620189`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).