---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexually violent predators."
description: "Sexually violent predators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 493"
citation: "California AB 493 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sexually violent predators."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Salinas"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 36
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2003-02-14"
last_action: "2004-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69b3076b-d1f8-4390-922b-d3c4e98b6742"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493"
source_hash: "ec3440c4bd69b630e151e1c1a6838b890977d0be2b31793bc5400e6b15a83b44"
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 493 (20032004) — Sexually violent predators.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/14/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49399INT)
2. **03/23/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49394AMD)
3. **03/26/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49398AMD)
4. **04/13/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49393AMD)
5. **06/08/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49392AMD)
6. **06/30/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49391AMD)
7. **07/07/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49397AMD)
8. **08/12/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49389CHP)
9. **09/03/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49396AMD)
10. **09/08/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49395AMD)
11. **AB493** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493)
12. **08/09/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB493&version=20030AB49390ENR)

## Votes

- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 493 salinas concurrence- urgency added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 2nd reading ab493 salinas by machado — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended, and re-refer to the committee on health and human services. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 493 salinas assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Salinas — primary (person)
- McPherson — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 222, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-08-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:40 a.m.
- **2004-08-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6929.) Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6949.) From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 9). Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 65. Noes 2. Page 6949.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-05** Read second time. To third reading. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4781.) `passage, reading-3, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-04** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-30** 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`
- **2004-06-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-14** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-08** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-07** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-13** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-12** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on H. & H.S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-23** 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`
- **2004-01-28** Re-referred to Com.s on Standing Committee on Public Safety and H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2003-09-08** Read third time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2003-09-03** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-02** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-08-20** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2003-08-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2047.)
- **2003-08-18** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-07-07** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-03** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 24. Noes 0.) (May 28). Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1965.) `passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-3, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-02-24** Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-18** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2003-02-14** 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/69b3076b-d1f8-4390-922b-d3c4e98b6742`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).