---
type: "Bill"
title: "Structured settlement transfers."
description: "Structured settlement transfers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2161"
citation: "California AB 2161 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Structured settlement transfers."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reyes"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-18"
last_action: "2004-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/396aee2b-3ba7-456f-b8f6-4c4ace43249c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161"
source_hash: "79ca9af2e725b16ed08c0471d2de53f09caba8a9eb84980cdb2ef2a7402c0dd8"
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 2161 (20032004) — Structured settlement transfers.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161&version=20030AB216199INT)
2. **04/01/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161&version=20030AB216198AMD)
3. **06/17/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161&version=20030AB216197AMD)
4. **08/09/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161&version=20030AB216196AMD)
5. **09/18/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161&version=20030AB216194CHP)
6. **AB2161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161)
7. **08/17/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2161&version=20030AB216195ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- special consent cale ab2161 reyes by florez — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2161 reyes concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2161 reyes consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab2161 reyes — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reyes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 582, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-17** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 7228.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-11** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4900.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time, amended. To second reading. `passage, amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2004-08-05** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2004-08-04** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2004-07-15** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-07-12** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4624.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-29** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-06-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-05-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-04-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5432.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-26** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-22** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 23). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2004-02-18** 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/396aee2b-3ba7-456f-b8f6-4c4ace43249c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).