republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2227.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local agency formation."
description: "Local agency formation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2227"
citation: "California AB 2227 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local agency formation."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-02-20"
last_action: "2002-09-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35f1b490-1f97-4757-b040-088547d39156"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227"
source_hash: "b6ae9e145ac739fee16d5c1a30952293a809882104dcb596498920b26e755e7e"
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 2227 (20012002) — Local agency formation.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227&version=20010AB222799INT)
2. **04/02/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227&version=20010AB222798AMD)
3. **06/13/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227&version=20010AB222797AMD)
4. **06/25/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227&version=20010AB222796AMD)
5. **09/15/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227&version=20010AB222794CHP)
6. **AB2227** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227)
7. **08/20/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2227&version=20010AB222795ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2227 Harman Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB2227 Harman — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2227 Harman Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-15** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 548, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-29** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2002-08-20** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7838.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-15** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5444.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-06** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2002-06-25** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 24). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-13** 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. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2002-05-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 5869.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-04-29** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-04-25** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 10). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Local Government Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2002-02-20** 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/35f1b490-1f97-4757-b040-088547d39156`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).