republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-728.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real estate: subdivisions."
description: "Real estate: subdivisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 728"
citation: "California AB 728 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real estate: subdivisions."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leno"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6569cd2-6993-4e71-b040-a2f3d2801249"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728"
source_hash: "b46f95d1cb4884bb0fd19af8b6422da6cb3a527e1b9b2ac27b099149ff62a2b6"
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 728 (20032004) — Real estate: subdivisions.

## 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=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72899INT)
2. **04/10/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72898AMD)
3. **06/25/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72897AMD)
4. **07/07/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72896AMD)
5. **07/22/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72895AMD)
6. **08/26/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72894AMD)
7. **09/22/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72892CHP)
8. **AB728** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728)
9. **09/02/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB728&version=20030AB72893ENR)

## Votes

- ab 728 leno consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab728 leno by torlakson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 728 leno special consent calendar 2nd day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **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.

- **2003-09-22** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 434, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-20** 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 3334.) `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.
- **2003-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2173.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-26** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-25** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-08-20** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-28** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-07-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-17** Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended. (Page 1861.)
- **2003-07-09** 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`
- **2003-07-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-02** In committee: Testimony taken. hearing postponed by Committee.
- **2003-06-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **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 1856.) `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 Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-04-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government 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`
- **2003-02-20** 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/f6569cd2-6993-4e71-b040-a2f3d2801249`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).