---
type: "Bill"
title: "Private security services."
description: "Private security services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2880"
citation: "California AB 2880 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Private security services."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chavez"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-02-25"
last_action: "2002-09-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6abb7d0f-366a-46ca-9cb2-43e31cac0fe1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880"
source_hash: "5672bf5c7a19c8575b2b4392cdbb115f3de09c4adf5dfe4b9da6f53bcfb2b751"
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 2880 (20012002) — Private security services.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/25/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288099INT)
2. **04/01/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288098AMD)
3. **05/23/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288097AMD)
4. **06/26/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288096AMD)
5. **08/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288095AMD)
6. **08/19/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288094AMD)
7. **08/27/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288093AMD)
8. **09/26/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288091CHP)
9. **AB2880** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880)
10. **08/30/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2880&version=20010AB288092ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2880 Chavez By Figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2880 Chavez Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2880 Chavez Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chavez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 886, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2002-09-10** (Corrected September 9. )
- **2002-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 52. Noes 24. Page 8644.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2002-08-29** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 5922.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-27** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2002-08-27** Joint Rule 61(b)(5) suspended.
- **2002-08-19** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-08-15** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2002-08-07** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 7). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-08-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-06-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-30** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 6620.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-24** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.) (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-01** 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. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-11** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
- **2002-02-25** Joint Rule 54 (a) suspended. Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. 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/6abb7d0f-366a-46ca-9cb2-43e31cac0fe1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).