---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human remains: sexual contact."
description: "Human remains: sexual contact."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1493"
citation: "California AB 1493 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human remains: sexual contact."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Runner"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2004-09-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44796ed0-9dcd-47a1-b7f3-3b812d066ccb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493"
source_hash: "b3865fc57bf7af60d6b41506e420e9ed3f4b016031172e46fd550cd07da5a04c"
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 1493 (20032004) — Human remains: sexual contact.

## 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=200320040AB1493&version=20030AB149399INT)
2. **04/03/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493&version=20030AB149398AMD)
3. **04/29/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493&version=20030AB149397AMD)
4. **05/18/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493&version=20030AB149396AMD)
5. **06/15/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493&version=20030AB149395AMD)
6. **09/09/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493&version=20030AB149393CHP)
7. **AB1493** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493)
8. **08/24/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1493&version=20030AB149394ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1493 runner assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1493 runner concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab1493 runner by battin — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Runner — primary (person)
- Leno — coauthor (person)
- Matthews — principal coauthor (person)
- Yee — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 413, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-30** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2004-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7548.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-19** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-19** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 5115.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-28** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2004-06-15** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-14** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-17** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1834.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 23. Noes 1.) (May 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-28** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `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/44796ed0-9dcd-47a1-b7f3-3b812d066ccb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).