republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-909.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Telecommunications: local and long-distance service."
description: "Telecommunications: local and long-distance service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 909"
citation: "California AB 909 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Telecommunications: local and long-distance service."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reyes"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2097cbb5-ee38-4919-bb04-5e23d4c14d8e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909"
source_hash: "5a3d8578838619dd89e832e2d2ea92b506550b63f6e46cca0115bd62ea917ba0"
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 909 (20032004) — Telecommunications: local and long-distance service.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90999INT)
2. **04/10/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90998AMD)
3. **04/23/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90997AMD)
4. **05/01/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90996AMD)
5. **06/18/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90995AMD)
6. **07/02/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90994AMD)
7. **07/15/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90993AMD)
8. **09/29/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90991CHP)
9. **AB909** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909)
10. **09/02/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB909&version=20030AB90992ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 909 reyes assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 909 reyes concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab909 reyes by alarcon — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reyes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-09** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 42. Noes 32. Page 3307.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-08-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 2205.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-19** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-24** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-27** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 29. Page 1913.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-23** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-05** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-30** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 28). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2003-02-20** 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/2097cbb5-ee38-4919-bb04-5e23d4c14d8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).