---
type: "Bill"
title: "CalWORKs program: eligibility."
description: "CalWORKs program: eligibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1402"
citation: "California AB 1402 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CalWORKs program: eligibility."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wolk"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-09-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06f3ccc8-6d15-407f-9f74-4e1540ef1953"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402"
source_hash: "dc851843e9c1af016916befd26cd87c20d1049e49912a2304ffa185cdf876983"
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 1402 (20032004) — CalWORKs program: eligibility.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402&version=20030AB140299INT)
2. **04/21/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402&version=20030AB140298AMD)
3. **06/09/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402&version=20030AB140297AMD)
4. **06/16/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402&version=20030AB140296AMD)
5. **09/17/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402&version=20030AB140294CHP)
6. **AB1402** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402)
7. **08/28/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1402&version=20030AB140295ENR)

## Votes

- assembly 3rd reading ab1402 wolk by alarcon — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1402 wolk concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1402 wolk assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wolk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-09-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-04** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2003-08-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 3224.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2003-08-21** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 2092.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-06-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-27** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 1912.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-23** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 6.) (May 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2003-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2003-02-21** 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/06f3ccc8-6d15-407f-9f74-4e1540ef1953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).