republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-548.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Specialty care for low-income persons."
description: "Specialty care for low-income persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 548"
citation: "California AB 548 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Specialty care for low-income persons."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Runner"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 34
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-02-21"
last_action: "2001-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b2217b5-34da-427e-a3c6-9d1c32599ddb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548"
source_hash: "4b39238bd20dc88a33b38296e2422d115a96cc32f3a37b633c83a78355ff9ec9"
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 548 (20012002) — Specialty care for low-income persons.

## 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=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54899INT)
2. **04/03/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54898AMD)
3. **05/02/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54897AMD)
4. **05/17/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54896AMD)
5. **06/14/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54895AMD)
6. **06/26/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54894AMD)
7. **07/12/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54893AMD)
8. **07/18/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54892AMD)
9. **09/07/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54891AMD)
10. **10/05/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54889CHP)
11. **AB548** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548)
12. **09/14/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB548&version=20010AB54890ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB548 Runner By Chesbro — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 548 Runner Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 548 Runner Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Runner — primary (person)
- Bates — coauthor (person)
- Chavez — coauthor (person)
- Chesbro — coauthor (person)
- Diaz — coauthor (person)
- Koretz — coauthor (person)
- Richman — coauthor (person)
- Strom-Martin — author (person)
- Wyman — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-05** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 520, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2001-09-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3986.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-09-12** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2841.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-09-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-09-07** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-09-06** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2001-07-20** To inactive file by unanimous consent.
- **2001-07-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-07-18** From inactive file. To second reading. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-07-16** To inactive file on motion of Senator Chesbro.
- **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 10. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-26** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-25** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-14** 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. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-12** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-30** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1915.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-25** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-05-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-02** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 24). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-18** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-04-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-03** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `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/2b2217b5-34da-427e-a3c6-9d1c32599ddb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).