republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-2955.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Underground storage tanks: leakage detection: grants."
description: "Underground storage tanks: leakage detection: grants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2955"
citation: "California AB 2955 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Underground storage tanks: leakage detection: grants."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCarthy"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2004-02-20"
last_action: "2004-09-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cb4e636-4445-4975-9f13-7e55ad023c40"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2955"
source_hash: "9d98707e490f6ed69fe94ddc1dd51379a6bbcc528f1ffa086473347ef2b3f67b"
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 2955 (20032004) — Underground storage tanks: leakage detection: grants.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2955&version=20030AB295599INT)
2. **07/12/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2955&version=20030AB295598AMD)
3. **08/17/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2955&version=20030AB295597AMD)
4. **09/21/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2955&version=20030AB295595CHP)
5. **AB2955** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2955)
6. **08/25/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2955&version=20030AB295596ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2955 mccarthy assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- special consent cale ab2955 mccarthy — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2955 mccarthy concurrence- urgency added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 649, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2004-08-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 7742.) From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (August 25). Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7766.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-23** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5197.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-12** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-08** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-09** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-27** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-26** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6059.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 19). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-28** 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`
- **2004-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2004-02-20** 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/3cb4e636-4445-4975-9f13-7e55ad023c40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).