---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation: commuter rail: study."
description: "Transportation: commuter rail: study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1296"
citation: "California AB 1296 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation: commuter rail: study."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2002-09-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbe377e3-5253-486c-aea0-0210286c7e85"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296"
source_hash: "211c52521a59860a7a3cc946658cac785a0f1e77dac216edc566c2cd7afe8a68"
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 1296 (20012002) — Transportation: commuter rail: study.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296&version=20010AB129699INT)
2. **04/18/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296&version=20010AB129698AMD)
3. **04/24/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296&version=20010AB129695AMD)
4. **05/03/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296&version=20010AB129697AMD)
5. **09/03/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296&version=20010AB129693CHP)
6. **09/14/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296&version=20010AB129696AMD)
7. **AB1296** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296)
8. **08/19/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1296&version=20010AB129694ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1296 Thomson By Johannessen — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1296 Papan Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1296 Thomson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomson — primary (person)
- Johannessen — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-03** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-08-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-23** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2002-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 7719.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-13** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (August 12). `committee-passage`
- **2002-08-12** Not subject to Joint Rule 61 deadlines pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
- **2002-08-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2002-08-08** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-08** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 7. Page 5302.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-06-06** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-06-05** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 5). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-05-09** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-25** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-24** 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. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-03** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (April 3). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-03-19** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2002-01-17** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2002-01-14** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2001-09-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-30** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 9. Page 1904.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-05-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-21** Referred to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2001-02-23** 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/dbe377e3-5253-486c-aea0-0210286c7e85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).