republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-201.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Private postsecondary education: Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education."
description: "Private postsecondary education: Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 201"
citation: "California AB 201 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Private postsecondary education: Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wright"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2001-02-09"
last_action: "2001-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/573e2984-dd10-4be8-b96a-5eedd6071f8e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201"
source_hash: "bb693a3bd7cd220a404b1f4a2f477155072c1eacbb72462e1a057d90095ca545"
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 201 (20012002) — Private postsecondary education: Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/09/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20199INT)
2. **05/14/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20198AMD)
3. **07/19/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20197AMD)
4. **08/20/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20196AMD)
5. **08/28/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20195AMD)
6. **08/31/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20194AMD)
7. **09/06/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20193AMD)
8. **10/09/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20191CHP)
9. **AB201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201)
10. **09/13/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB201&version=20010AB20192ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Business and Professions. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 201 Wright Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #29 AB201 Wright — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 201 Wright Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB201 Wright By Murray — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wright — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
- **2001-09-13** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 3879.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-12** From Special Consent Calendar. To unfinished business file.
- **2001-09-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-09-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 2735.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-09-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-09-06** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-05** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2001-09-05** From Special Consent Calendar. Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2001-09-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-09-04** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2591.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-31** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2001-08-28** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-27** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-20** 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`
- **2001-07-19** 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`
- **2001-07-18** Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended (Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection).
- **2001-07-05** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2001-07-03** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-28** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-07** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-05-31** Referred to Standing Committee on Education and Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-17** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1691.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-15** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-14** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-10** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 9). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-18** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Higher Education and Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-13** From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
- **2001-02-09** 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/573e2984-dd10-4be8-b96a-5eedd6071f8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).