republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-650.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local government."
description: "Local government."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 650"
citation: "California AB 650 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local government."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Plescia"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/054bb071-8625-4307-b745-dffc5f277fa3"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650"
source_hash: "1fab9c73fe8864cc5ff3f0d68eab821749b2aa874ae44b78a5a6b9a0bcd9c8f5"
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 650 (20032004) — Local government.

## 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=200320040AB650&version=20030AB65099INT)
2. **04/24/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650&version=20030AB65098AMD)
3. **07/08/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650&version=20030AB65097AMD)
4. **08/26/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650&version=20030AB65096AMD)
5. **08/28/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650&version=20030AB65095AMD)
6. **10/12/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650&version=20030AB65093CHP)
7. **AB650** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650)
8. **09/08/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB650&version=20030AB65094ENR)

## Votes

- assembly 3rd reading ab650 plescia by torlakson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 650 plescia consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 650 plescia concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Plescia — primary (person)
- Wyland — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 863, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-08** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3553.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-05** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (September 5). `committee-passage`
- **2003-09-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 3425.). `referral-committee`
- **2003-09-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2003-09-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2276.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-29** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-28** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-26** Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, amended. To second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-25** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-08-20** 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`
- **2003-07-28** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-07-17** Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1861.)
- **2003-07-08** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-07** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1855.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-19** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Local Government Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-03-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `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/054bb071-8625-4307-b745-dffc5f277fa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).