---
type: "Bill"
title: "Private security services: peace officers."
description: "Private security services: peace officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1840"
citation: "California AB 1840 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Private security services: peace officers."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diaz"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-01-28"
last_action: "2002-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03f12ff9-bc5a-4c67-8b3b-fd7bc45264f2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840"
source_hash: "fcaf7f40eb6f129e8eae1b8cb2dca7bd332fe17c3215a35fe5a98857bf82e1dd"
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 1840 (20012002) — Private security services: peace officers.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/28/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840&version=20010AB184099INT)
2. **04/29/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840&version=20010AB184098AMD)
3. **05/23/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840&version=20010AB184097AMD)
4. **06/29/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840&version=20010AB184096AMD)
5. **08/22/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840&version=20010AB184095AMD)
6. **09/18/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840&version=20010AB184093CHP)
7. **AB1840** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840)
8. **08/28/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1840&version=20010AB184094ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1840 Diaz Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB1840 Diaz By Peace — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1840 Diaz Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diaz — primary (person)
- Bill Campbell — coauthor (person)
- Bogh — coauthor (person)
- Cohn — coauthor (person)
- Dickerson — coauthor (person)
- Harman — coauthor (person)
- Koretz — coauthor (person)
- Pavley — coauthor (person)
- Salinas — coauthor (person)
- Shelley — principal coauthor (person)
- Wiggins — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 689, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-12** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2002-08-28** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 8381.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5825.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-26** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-22** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2002-08-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-06** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2002-06-29** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-04** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6457.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-15** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-05-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-29** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-25** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 23). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-04** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2002-01-29** From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.
- **2002-01-28** 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/03f12ff9-bc5a-4c67-8b3b-fd7bc45264f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).