republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Independent expenditure committees."
description: "Independent expenditure committees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2"
citation: "California AB 2 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Independent expenditure committees."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alquist"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2000-12-04"
last_action: "2001-10-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/073e2821-45b0-4f70-ad58-648ba8810e29"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2"
source_hash: "233d0171a3418b10f353133b6173cf59080d51b1b2ea54d6d0f21ebfca646ebe"
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 2 (20012002) — Independent expenditure committees.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/04/00 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2&version=20010AB299INT)
2. **04/18/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2&version=20010AB298AMD)
3. **05/14/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2&version=20010AB297AMD)
4. **05/24/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2&version=20010AB296AMD)
5. **07/09/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2&version=20010AB295AMD)
6. **10/14/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2&version=20010AB293CHP)
7. **AB2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2)
8. **09/10/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2&version=20010AB294ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2 Alquist By Polanco — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB2 Alquist Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB2 Alquist Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alquist — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 901, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-24** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2001-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 3611.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-06** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (September 6). `committee-passage`
- **2001-09-05** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived.
- **2001-08-30** Re-referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2001-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2001-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2437.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-07-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-07-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-06-06** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 15. Page 2245.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-31** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 30). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2001-05-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)
- **2001-05-24** 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`
- **2001-05-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-05-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-14** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-10** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (May 7). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-24** Re-referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-23** Joint Rule 61(a)(2) suspended. (Page 1182.)
- **2001-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-16** Referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2000-12-05** From printer. May be heard in committee January 4.
- **2000-12-04** 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/073e2821-45b0-4f70-ad58-648ba8810e29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).