republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2971.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wastewater treatment plants: definition."
description: "Wastewater treatment plants: definition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2971"
citation: "California AB 2971 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Wastewater treatment plants: definition."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Strom-Martin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-02-25"
last_action: "2002-09-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd339fe5-75b5-4e39-a659-5af13012e0ee"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971"
source_hash: "81219533e7371e1cf019fcb19d23c83327fd8b060488a8cd20c59228eed69eda"
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 2971 (20012002) — Wastewater treatment plants: definition.

## 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=200120020AB2971&version=20010AB297199INT)
2. **04/03/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971&version=20010AB297198AMD)
3. **04/18/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971&version=20010AB297197AMD)
4. **06/19/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971&version=20010AB297196AMD)
5. **08/08/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971&version=20010AB297195AMD)
6. **09/09/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971&version=20010AB297193CHP)
7. **AB2971** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971)
8. **08/19/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2971&version=20010AB297194ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2971 Strom-Martin — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2971 Strom-Martin Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2971 Strom-Martin Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Strom-Martin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 422, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-26** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2002-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 7733.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-15** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 5431.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-08** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2002-08-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-06** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2002-06-19** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-18** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-29** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `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 51. Noes 21. Page 6215.) `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 5.) (May 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 23). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-09** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2002-04-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `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/dd339fe5-75b5-4e39-a659-5af13012e0ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).