republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-561.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Family planning: teen pregnancy."
description: "Family planning: teen pregnancy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 561"
citation: "California AB 561 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family planning: teen pregnancy."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lieber"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-10-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df6881f5-a288-40d9-b539-bd6b942dbbd9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561"
source_hash: "9b083496fba41ef98efa708534aea23b80883bdeb5b9d8298581f5b8640a4bd6"
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 561 (20032004) — Family planning: teen pregnancy.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56199INT)
2. **03/24/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56198AMD)
3. **04/22/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56197AMD)
4. **04/30/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56196AMD)
5. **05/12/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56195AMD)
6. **06/03/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56194AMD)
7. **06/30/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56193AMD)
8. **07/15/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56192AMD)
9. **10/01/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56190CHP)
10. **AB561** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561)
11. **09/10/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB561&version=20030AB56191ENR)

## Votes

- senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- assembly 3rd reading ab561 lieber by ortiz — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 561 lieber assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 561 lieber concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lieber — primary (person)
- Chu — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 643, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-01** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **2003-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 27. Page 3735.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-09** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 7.) (September 9). `committee-passage`
- **2003-09-08** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 3584.)
- **2003-09-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2003-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2161.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-19** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 2.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-03** Re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-01** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **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 Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-09** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-06-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 34. Page 2296.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-06-03** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-13** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-12** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 8.) (May 7). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-29** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (April 28). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-03-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2003-02-18** 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/df6881f5-a288-40d9-b539-bd6b942dbbd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).