---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic violence: protective orders."
description: "Domestic violence: protective orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 160"
citation: "California AB 160 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Domestic violence: protective orders."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bates"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2001-01-31"
last_action: "2001-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd2ac20b-4f1f-494e-95e7-a397079ce6dc"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160"
source_hash: "26b64eb5f109ad5aee27be0703d9309558f6273aa257afc7afe7d897cd01e757"
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 160 (20012002) — Domestic violence: protective orders.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/31/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16099INT)
2. **04/25/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16098AMD)
3. **05/07/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16097AMD)
4. **05/16/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16096AMD)
5. **05/31/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16095AMD)
6. **06/26/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16094AMD)
7. **07/16/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16093AMD)
8. **07/21/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16092AMD)
9. **10/11/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16090CHP)
10. **AB160** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160)
11. **08/30/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB160&version=20010AB16091ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 160 Bates Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #26 AB160 Bates — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 160 Bates Consent Calendar Second Day — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bates — primary (person)
- Alquist — author (person)
- Bill Campbell — author (person)
- Cohn — author (person)
- Corbett — coauthor (person)
- Diaz — author (person)
- Dutra — coauthor (person)
- Florez — author (person)
- Harman — coauthor (person)
- Jackson — coauthor (person)
- Karnette — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Longville — coauthor (person)
- Pescetti — author (person)
- Richman — author (person)
- Robert Pacheco — coauthor (person)
- Shelley — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 698, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-07** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2001-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3307.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2451.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-21** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-07-21** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-09** Joint Rule 61 (a)(9) suspended (Page 1890.)
- **2001-07-03** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-06-06** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2290.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-06-04** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-31** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 30). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)
- **2001-05-17** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-16** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-15** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 8). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-07** Joint Rule 61(a)(2) suspended. (Page 1453.)
- **2001-05-07** Read second time and amended. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1455.) `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-03** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 2). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-30** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1298.)
- **2001-04-26** Joint Rule 61(a)(2) suspended. (Page 1245.)
- **2001-04-26** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary, and then be re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.
- **2001-01-31** 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/fd2ac20b-4f1f-494e-95e7-a397079ce6dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).