---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child abuse."
description: "Child abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 929"
citation: "California AB 929 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child abuse."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frommer"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2001-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3020f8ca-c951-4081-b153-40ee6f801b4a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB929"
source_hash: "10d4159a265a1746aef8c273ea14e1263b2d221de598572b4c5c742c440742bc"
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 929 (20012002) — Child abuse.

## 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=200120020AB929&version=20010AB92999INT)
2. **05/02/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB929&version=20010AB92998AMD)
3. **05/17/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB929&version=20010AB92997AMD)
4. **06/19/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB929&version=20010AB92996AMD)
5. **08/31/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB929&version=20010AB92994CHP)
6. **AB929** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB929)
7. **08/20/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB929&version=20010AB92995ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB929 Frommer By McPherson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 929 Frommer Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 929 Frommer Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frommer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-08-31** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 210, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-08-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-08-23** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2001-08-20** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 3096.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-19** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2001-07-19** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2108.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-07-11** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-07-10** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-19** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-18** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-17** 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`
- **2001-05-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-08** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-07** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1446.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-05-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 25). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-04** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 3). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-03-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `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/3020f8ca-c951-4081-b153-40ee6f801b4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).