republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-2277.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hazardous waste."
description: "Hazardous waste."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2277"
citation: "California AB 2277 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hazardous waste."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dymally"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2004-02-19"
last_action: "2004-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa65d0df-ea54-40ed-9a20-810505d184c9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277"
source_hash: "13e88954ea522c63755049be9bc306f692219bddcccd07a6d58b4764dac10803"
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 (20032004) — Hazardous waste.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227799INT)
2. **04/01/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227798AMD)
3. **06/16/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227797AMD)
4. **06/24/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227796AMD)
5. **07/12/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227795AMD)
6. **08/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227794AMD)
7. **09/29/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227792CHP)
8. **AB2277** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277)
9. **08/28/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2277&version=20030AB227793ENR)

## 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
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2277 dymally assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2277 dymally by bowen — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2277 dymally concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dymally — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 880, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 42. Noes 37. Page 8033.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-27** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7909.)
- **2004-08-26** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 7801.) Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 7819.) From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 26). `committee-passage`
- **2004-08-25** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7721.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2004-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 5261.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-12** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.). Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-28** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-24** 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`
- **2004-06-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-16** 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`
- **2004-06-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-06-03** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-25** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 29. Page 5982.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 5.) (May 19). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** 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`
- **2004-03-04** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2004-02-19** 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/aa65d0df-ea54-40ed-9a20-810505d184c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).