---
type: "Bill"
title: "Minors."
description: "Minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1696"
citation: "California AB 1696 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Human Services"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2001-03-06"
last_action: "2001-10-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db67c46d-4749-4809-9381-b8c3723f2a6c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696"
source_hash: "2f847c58919557dc4fcb4d00bcaca77510eb178cb110fb43876f3464d22b7a11"
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 1696 (20012002) — Minors.

## Version chain

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

1. **03/06/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696&version=20010AB169699INT)
2. **04/16/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696&version=20010AB169698AMD)
3. **06/21/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696&version=20010AB169697AMD)
4. **07/18/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696&version=20010AB169696AMD)
5. **08/30/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696&version=20010AB169695AMD)
6. **10/13/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696&version=20010AB169693CHP)
7. **AB1696** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696)
8. **09/10/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1696&version=20010AB169694ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1696 HUM. S. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #29 AB1696 Committee on Human Serv. (Aroner) By Escutia — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1696 HUM. S. Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Human Services — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 831, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:15 p.m.
- **2001-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3665.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-09-04** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2592.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-31** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-30** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2001-08-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-08-01** (Corrected July 27. )
- **2001-07-18** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-17** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-05** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-25** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2001-06-21** 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`
- **2001-05-31** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-17** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1690.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-14** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-10** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-23** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 17). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-18** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-22** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-07** From printer. May be heard in committee April 6.
- **2001-03-06** 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/db67c46d-4749-4809-9381-b8c3723f2a6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).