---
type: "Bill"
title: "Certification of trusts: change of trustee."
description: "Certification of trusts: change of trustee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1848"
citation: "California AB 1848 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Certification of trusts: change of trustee."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2004-01-29"
last_action: "2004-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/caca3ed0-f829-4b99-929d-6458cbde2246"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848"
source_hash: "85bf5840107f6323061170a0e8a14261dd9fe4d627fbdb8fef7b3a06243533af"
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 1848 (20032004) — Certification of trusts: change of trustee.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/29/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848&version=20030AB184899INT)
2. **04/01/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848&version=20030AB184898AMD)
3. **05/25/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848&version=20030AB184897AMD)
4. **06/07/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848&version=20030AB184896AMD)
5. **07/13/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848&version=20030AB184894CHP)
6. **AB1848** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848)
7. **06/28/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1848&version=20030AB184895ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1848 harman consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab1848 harman — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1848 harman concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-07-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 136, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-07-13** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.
- **2004-06-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6585.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-06-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-06-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4363.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-22** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-21** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-06-07** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-03** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-25** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-04-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5282.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-16** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-15** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 23). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-02-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-30** From printer. May be heard in committee February 29.
- **2004-01-29** 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/caca3ed0-f829-4b99-929d-6458cbde2246`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).