republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-879.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human immunodeficiency virus: post-exposure prophylaxis: task force."
description: "Human immunodeficiency virus: post-exposure prophylaxis: task force."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 879"
citation: "California AB 879 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human immunodeficiency virus: post-exposure prophylaxis: task force."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Koretz"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40854d3f-452b-42ef-a995-3370109891b1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879"
source_hash: "b5220e4a4a01801ee4af7468c99cf5a1a463466cde5a8952440030286fd4c600"
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 879 (20032004) — Human immunodeficiency virus: post-exposure prophylaxis: task force.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87999INT)
2. **03/26/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87998AMD)
3. **04/23/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87997AMD)
4. **06/02/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87996AMD)
5. **07/02/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87995AMD)
6. **07/15/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87994AMD)
7. **10/10/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87992CHP)
8. **AB879** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879)
9. **09/02/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB879&version=20030AB87993ENR)

## Votes

- ab 879 koretz assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- assembly 3rd reading ab879 koretz by vasconcellos — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 879 koretz concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Koretz — primary (person)
- Goldberg — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 746, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-09** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2003-09-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 3289.) `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.
- **2003-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2177.) `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`
- **2003-07-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-19** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-05** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-06-04** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 25. Page 2235.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-06-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-02** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 19. Noes 4.) (May 28). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-07** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-23** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-22** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 18. Noes 5.) (April 8). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2003-02-20** 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/40854d3f-452b-42ef-a995-3370109891b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).