---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dependent children: siblings."
description: "Dependent children: siblings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 705"
citation: "California AB 705 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dependent children: siblings."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steinberg"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-02-22"
last_action: "2001-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29648ccf-bd73-45ea-b52c-ec8e1a0ee50d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705"
source_hash: "2248bf164d82859cee51bf2764acbe6c7c11f59f4100627c55a846106aadefa5"
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 705 (20012002) — Dependent children: siblings.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70599INT)
2. **03/27/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70598AMD)
3. **04/19/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70597AMD)
4. **05/07/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70596AMD)
5. **06/11/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70595AMD)
6. **08/28/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70594AMD)
7. **10/12/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70592CHP)
8. **AB705** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705)
9. **09/04/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB705&version=20010AB70593ENR)

## Votes

- Special Consent #28 AB705 Steinberg By Kuehl — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 705 Steinberg Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 705 Steinberg Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steinberg — primary (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Vincent — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-19** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2001-09-04** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3419.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-08-28** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-27** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2001-08-23** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-07-09** Joint Rule 61 (a)(9) suspended (Page 1890.)
- **2001-07-09** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2001-07-05** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-11** 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 Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-14** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-14** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1593.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-08** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-07** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-03** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 25). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-04-04** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 3). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-03-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-27** 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`
- **2001-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2001-02-22** 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/29648ccf-bd73-45ea-b52c-ec8e1a0ee50d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).