republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2277.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Absentee ballots: applications."
description: "Absentee ballots: applications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2277"
citation: "California AB 2277 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Absentee ballots: applications."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keeley"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-02-20"
last_action: "2002-09-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dac59ef2-6012-408d-aa0c-1868976249db"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277"
source_hash: "f426f1fe28869d1686a070dde30e135f0b4538e60e17b2734ce62e32c8effc85"
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 2277 (20012002) — Absentee ballots: applications.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277&version=20010AB227799INT)
2. **04/10/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277&version=20010AB227798AMD)
3. **04/24/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277&version=20010AB227797AMD)
4. **06/25/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277&version=20010AB227796AMD)
5. **08/07/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277&version=20010AB227795AMD)
6. **09/21/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277&version=20010AB227793CHP)
7. **AB2277** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277)
8. **08/30/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2277&version=20010AB227794ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2277 Keeley Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2277 Keeley Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2277 Keeley — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keeley — primary (person)
- Shelley — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 753, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-20** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2002-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 55. Noes 25. Page 8577.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 6. Page 5858.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-07** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-08-06** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2002-06-25** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-24** 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`
- **2002-05-29** Referred to Standing Committee on Elections and Redistricting. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-21** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-20** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 6229.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-13** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-09** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 4.) (May 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-24** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 16). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-15** Re-referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-10** 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`
- **2002-04-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2002-02-28** Referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2002-02-20** 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/dac59ef2-6012-408d-aa0c-1868976249db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).