republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-479.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Escrow agents."
description: "Escrow agents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 479"
citation: "California AB 479 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Escrow agents."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maldonado"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-14"
last_action: "2003-09-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/779f6329-fe81-4028-bbe1-d5b9f243c4a2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479"
source_hash: "98fb32de10bbf063af70cd0e3ee3eba7a5f8a8c442118e42a28376d4ada11e52"
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 479 (20032004) — Escrow agents.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/14/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479&version=20030AB47999INT)
2. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479&version=20030AB47998AMD)
3. **06/16/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479&version=20030AB47997AMD)
4. **08/18/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479&version=20030AB47996AMD)
5. **09/17/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479&version=20030AB47994CHP)
6. **AB479** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479)
7. **08/28/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB479&version=20030AB47995ENR)

## Votes

- ab 479 maldonado special consent calendar 2nd day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #23 ab479 maldonado by mcpherson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **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
- special consent #21 ab479 maldonado — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 479 maldonado consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maldonado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-09-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 382, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-05** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2003-08-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3233.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2003-08-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2099.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-18** In Senate. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time, amended. To second reading. `passage, amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2003-07-28** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2003-07-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-07-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1964.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., C. & I. T. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** Referred to Com. on B., C. & I. T. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-08** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1564.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-05** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-01** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-02-24** Referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-18** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2003-02-14** 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/779f6329-fe81-4028-bbe1-d5b9f243c4a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).