---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elder and dependent adult abuse."
description: "Elder and dependent adult abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2611"
citation: "California AB 2611 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elder and dependent adult abuse."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simitian"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 34
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2004-02-20"
last_action: "2004-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/695fe6da-6e6c-429c-8824-2b1f90438b5a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611"
source_hash: "83340ba15fa273dd8d7cc54d0578a598fa3318d971b6c3c398428e33ae7e5d0a"
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 2611 (20032004) — Elder and dependent adult abuse.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261199INT)
2. **04/01/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261198AMD)
3. **04/16/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261197AMD)
4. **04/27/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261196AMD)
5. **05/05/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261195AMD)
6. **05/24/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261194AMD)
7. **06/16/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261193AMD)
8. **06/28/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261192AMD)
9. **07/06/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261191AMD)
10. **08/09/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261190AMD)
11. **09/29/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261188CHP)
12. **AB2611** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611)
13. **08/25/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2611&version=20030AB261189ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab2611 simitian by speier — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2611 simitian assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2611 simitian concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simitian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 886, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-08** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 28. Page 7703.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 5207.) `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 11. Noes 0.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-06** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-02** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-28** 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`
- **2004-06-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-16** 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`
- **2004-06-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-27** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-26** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 4. Page 6097.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 5.) (May 19). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-12** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-05-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-05** 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`
- **2004-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-26** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 20). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-16** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-15** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (April 12). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Aging and Long Term Care. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Aging and Long Term Care and Standing Committee on Public Safety From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Aging and Long Term Care Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2004-02-20** 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/695fe6da-6e6c-429c-8824-2b1f90438b5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).