republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-2453.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oil and gas: operations: enforcement actions."
description: "Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the operation of oil, gas, and geothermal wells in specified districts of the state. Existing law establishes procedures for an operator of a well or owner of a rig, derrick, or other operating structure to appeal from an order of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor or a district deputy regarding the operation of a well, or drilling or testing operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 2453"
citation: "California AB 2453 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Oil and gas: operations: enforcement actions."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tran"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2010-02-19"
last_action: "2010-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab458265-7f7a-423e-a0af-0430f2700ef1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2453"
source_hash: "6df52e2915863bf1accb6c7d560d1e2ba2d8f48ba1d03c46a62937125d7d0f9f"
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 2453 (20092010) — Oil and gas: operations: enforcement actions.

Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the operation of oil, gas, and geothermal wells in specified districts of the state. Existing law establishes procedures for an operator of a well or owner of a rig, derrick, or other operating structure to appeal from an order of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor or a district deputy regarding the operation of a well, or drilling or testing operations.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/10 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2453&version=20090AB245399INT)
2. **07/15/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2453&version=20090AB245398AMD)
3. **08/17/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2453&version=20090AB245397AMD)
4. **09/24/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2453&version=20090AB245395CHP)
5. **AB2453** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2453)
6. **08/30/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2453&version=20090AB245396ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2453 TRAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2453 Tran By Harman — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2453 TRAN Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tran — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2010-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2010-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 20). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-05-05** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-05-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5458.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2010-06-10** Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-07-15** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-07-15** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-08-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-17** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-19** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4680.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-19** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-08-23** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6477.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-09-02** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2010-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 264, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab458265-7f7a-423e-a0af-0430f2700ef1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).