republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-1402.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public works: design-build contracts."
description: "Public works: design-build contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1402"
citation: "California AB 1402 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public works: design-build contracts."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simitian"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2001-10-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/253541f5-555f-455b-8426-003101b8cbc7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402"
source_hash: "fb796a85540d0f7693f39ac013baea2f6b18a0fa09b6dd0a59b7769209fa47f1"
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 1402 (20012002) — Public works: design-build contracts.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402&version=20010AB140299INT)
2. **04/18/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402&version=20010AB140298AMD)
3. **05/16/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402&version=20010AB140297AMD)
4. **06/18/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402&version=20010AB140296AMD)
5. **07/11/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402&version=20010AB140295AMD)
6. **10/02/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402&version=20010AB140293CHP)
7. **AB1402** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402)
8. **08/30/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1402&version=20010AB140294ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1402 Simitian Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1402 Simitian Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #26 AB1402 Simitian — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simitian — primary (person)
- Alpert — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-02** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 421, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-01** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2001-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3310.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-28** 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.
- **2001-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2449.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-07-11** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-10** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1799.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-17** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-15** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 9). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-27** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-03-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2001-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/253541f5-555f-455b-8426-003101b8cbc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).