---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public postsecondary education: exemption from nonresident tuition."
description: "Public postsecondary education: exemption from nonresident tuition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1543"
citation: "California AB 1543 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public postsecondary education: exemption from nonresident tuition."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Firebaugh"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2002-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20fde75a-1475-4c9e-af0f-8e43c7c669ea"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1543"
source_hash: "dad8a6baea8ceb65eff6261258ccefb25b13e9f57351e9c6fbcbe552e5b2ac34"
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 1543 (20012002) — Public postsecondary education: exemption from nonresident tuition.

## 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=200120020AB1543&version=20010AB154399INT)
2. **01/16/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1543&version=20010AB154397AMD)
3. **01/24/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1543&version=20010AB154396AMD)
4. **04/08/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1543&version=20010AB154394CHP)
5. **05/01/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1543&version=20010AB154398AMD)
6. **AB1543** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1543)
7. **03/21/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1543&version=20010AB154395ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1543 Firebaugh Concurrence- Urgency Added — **fail** (fail) · lower
- AB 1543 Firebaugh Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1543 Firebaugh Motion to Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1543 Firebaugh By McPherson Lay on Table — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1543 Firebaugh By McPherson Lay on Table — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1543 Firebaugh By McPherson Lay on Table — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1543 Firebaugh Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1543 Firebaugh By McPherson Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Firebaugh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-04-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 19, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-04-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-03-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2002-03-21** Reconsideration granted. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-18** Motion to reconsider continued until Thursday, March 21.
- **2002-03-14** Motion to reconsider continued until Monday, March 18.
- **2002-03-11** Motion to reconsider continued until Thursday, March 14.
- **2002-03-07** Motion to reconsider continued until Monday, March 11.
- **2002-02-28** Motion to reconsider continued until Thursday, March 7.
- **2002-02-25** Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Firebaugh. `committee-failure`
- **2002-02-07** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (February 7). `committee-passage`
- **2002-02-04** Not subject to Joint Rule 61 deadlines pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
- **2002-02-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Higher Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2002-01-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after February 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-01-30** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-01-24** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2002-01-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-01-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-05** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `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 74. Noes 0. Page 1916.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-25** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-05-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-01** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-04-30** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 24). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `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/20fde75a-1475-4c9e-af0f-8e43c7c669ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).