republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-1247.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hazardous waste facility: postclosure."
description: "Hazardous waste facility: postclosure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1247"
citation: "California AB 1247 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hazardous waste facility: postclosure."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aghazarian"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-09-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/937e17e0-dc79-4166-b222-0f89d1a18092"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247"
source_hash: "7d89ead62bdf85fc7d95cdd8c8c29a9309ac5122df25d09c202726fc354f1ff6"
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 1247 (20032004) — Hazardous waste facility: postclosure.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124799INT)
2. **03/25/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124798AMD)
3. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124797AMD)
4. **05/07/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124796AMD)
5. **06/18/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124795AMD)
6. **06/30/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124794AMD)
7. **09/04/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124792CHP)
8. **AB1247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247)
9. **08/21/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1247&version=20030AB124793ENR)

## Votes

- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1247 aghazarian consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass and be re-referred to the committee on natural resources. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #20 ab1247 aghazarian — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1247 aghazarian concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aghazarian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-09-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 286, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-03** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-26** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2003-08-21** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3055.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-07-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1916.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-06-30** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1987.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-23** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-06** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-23** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-25** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials and Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2003-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2003-02-21** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/937e17e0-dc79-4166-b222-0f89d1a18092`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).