republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-620.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real estate."
description: "Real estate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 620"
citation: "California AB 620 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real estate."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leno"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f79ce1ca-f523-4438-8bfb-24b4164ab5e9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620"
source_hash: "1f91b2df37593acba56a8c99a098ca24b8db38ca93cdf9526351bc0ba07d91f7"
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 620 (20032004) — Real estate.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620&version=20030AB62099INT)
2. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620&version=20030AB62098AMD)
3. **04/28/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620&version=20030AB62097AMD)
4. **06/09/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620&version=20030AB62096AMD)
5. **08/25/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620&version=20030AB62095AMD)
6. **10/12/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620&version=20030AB62093CHP)
7. **AB620** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620)
8. **09/02/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB620&version=20030AB62094ENR)

## Votes

- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 620 leno special consent calendar 2nd day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 620 leno assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Be referred to Committee on Transportation. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #27 ab620 leno by figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Leno — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 902, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-08** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2003-09-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3335.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2003-08-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2208.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-26** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-25** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-06-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-16** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2003-06-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., C. & I. T. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** Referred to B., C. & I. T. and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-01** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1388.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-29** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-28** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2003-02-19** 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/f79ce1ca-f523-4438-8bfb-24b4164ab5e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).