---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rights of foster children."
description: "Rights of foster children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 899"
citation: "California AB 899 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rights of foster children."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liu"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2001-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a13c08b6-fe05-4ba6-a109-a47e36203fa3"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899"
source_hash: "3877fd24dd15ac9fba6c24c02d8af21594136e36935c39b98cfa95553da6f5e8"
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 899 (20012002) — Rights of foster children.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89999INT)
2. **03/28/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89998AMD)
3. **05/01/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89997AMD)
4. **05/31/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89996AMD)
5. **07/09/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89995AMD)
6. **07/18/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89994AMD)
7. **08/28/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89993AMD)
8. **10/10/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89991CHP)
9. **AB899** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899)
10. **08/31/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB899&version=20010AB89992ENR)

## Votes

- AB 899 Liu Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 899 Liu Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB899 Liu By Scott — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Liu — primary (person)
- Aroner — coauthor (person)
- Bates — coauthor (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Chavez — coauthor (person)
- Firebaugh — coauthor (person)
- Goldberg — coauthor (person)
- Koretz — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Scott — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — coauthor (person)
- Strom-Martin — coauthor (person)
- Washington — coauthor (person)
- Wiggins — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 683, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2001-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 3. Page 3347.) `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.
- **2001-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 4.) `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`
- **2001-08-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-07-18** 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`
- **2001-07-17** Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended (Standing Committee on Judiciary).
- **2001-07-09** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 9. Noes 1.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-14** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2001-06-12** Referred to H. & H.S. and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-06** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-06-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 5. Page 2197.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-06-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-31** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 4.) (May 31). 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.)
- **2001-05-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-01** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-04-30** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 17). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-28** 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`
- **2001-03-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2001-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a13c08b6-fe05-4ba6-a109-a47e36203fa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).