---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dependent children: notice to siblings."
description: "Dependent children: notice to siblings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 579"
citation: "California AB 579 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dependent children: notice to siblings."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chu"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98347a99-0de5-4ff6-b2f9-31c3771386d1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB579"
source_hash: "9d82d4994bd5948be4e57c2b0f82c04551c79afa89734a10d2325abcd434fe7b"
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 579 (20032004) — Dependent children: notice to siblings.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB579&version=20030AB57999INT)
2. **03/26/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB579&version=20030AB57998AMD)
3. **09/08/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB579&version=20030AB57997AMD)
4. **09/29/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB579&version=20030AB57995CHP)
5. **AB579** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB579)
6. **09/11/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB579&version=20030AB57996ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Health and Human Services. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 579 chu concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 579 chu assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab579 chu by escutia — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chu — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 558, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-23** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2003-09-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3828.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-09-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2477.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-08** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-09-03** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2003-08-19** To inactive file on motion of Senator Kuehl.
- **2003-07-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-14** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-06-16** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on H. & H.S. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary and H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-04-24** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1241.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 24. Noes 0.) (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-02** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 1). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2003-02-18** 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/98347a99-0de5-4ff6-b2f9-31c3771386d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).