republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-509.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic violator schools."
description: "Traffic violator schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 509"
citation: "California AB 509 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic violator schools."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leach"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-02-21"
last_action: "2001-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f44c5f5-9318-430b-8dd1-078eac7db3a8"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509"
source_hash: "f5a43d82426f27726ba04f3c67ecdcdf7ed3900e3d55b5543bca74509fddf4a1"
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 509 (20012002) — Traffic violator schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509&version=20010AB50999INT)
2. **03/28/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509&version=20010AB50998AMD)
3. **05/07/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509&version=20010AB50997AMD)
4. **07/12/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509&version=20010AB50996AMD)
5. **08/27/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509&version=20010AB50995AMD)
6. **10/03/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509&version=20010AB50993CHP)
7. **AB509** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509)
8. **09/04/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB509&version=20010AB50994ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 509 Leach Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #28 AB509 Leach — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 509 Leach Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Leach — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-03** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 457, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-02** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2001-09-04** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3419.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-27** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, 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`
- **2001-07-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **2001-07-12** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-19** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2001-05-21** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-10** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1544.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-08** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-07** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-03** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 30). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2001-02-21** 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/9f44c5f5-9318-430b-8dd1-078eac7db3a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).