republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-270.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions: accountancy."
description: "Professions: accountancy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 270"
citation: "California AB 270 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Professions: accountancy."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Correa"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2001-02-16"
last_action: "2002-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/708ce0ce-f7f6-4acb-8262-9b80d5ef88b0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270"
source_hash: "a173be96bdab8cb8cdef35015d3b7b23c06bc07cb3b07bedc0d4c88fe946b8cf"
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 270 (20012002) — Professions: accountancy.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/16/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27099INT)
2. **04/05/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27098AMD)
3. **04/16/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27097AMD)
4. **07/03/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27096AMD)
5. **08/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27095AMD)
6. **08/12/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27094AMD)
7. **08/19/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27093AMD)
8. **08/26/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27091CHP)
9. **AB270** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270)
10. **08/22/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB270&version=20010AB27092ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 270 Correa Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB270 Correa By Figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 270 Correa Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Correa — primary (person)
- Figueroa — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-08-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 231, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-08-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-22** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
- **2002-08-22** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 62. Noes 13. Page 7912.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-21** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 5589.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **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`
- **2002-08-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-07** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. 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`
- **2002-06-28** From inactive file. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-08-27** To inactive file on motion of Senator Soto.
- **2001-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-21** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-07-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-07-03** 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`
- **2001-06-12** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2001-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 6. Page 1868.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 5.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection 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`
- **2001-04-05** 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`
- **2001-03-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection and Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2001-02-16** 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/708ce0ce-f7f6-4acb-8262-9b80d5ef88b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).