--- type: "Bill" title: "State Department of Public Health: dementia guidelines: workgroup." description: "Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health, which oversees various public health programs, including programs relating to genetic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20152016" identifier: "SB 613" citation: "California SB 613 (20152016)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["State Department of Public Health: dementia guidelines: workgroup."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Allen"] version_count: 7 action_count: 30 vote_count: 9 first_action: "2015-02-27" last_action: "2015-10-07" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef2c62ad-32c6-4189-bbdc-a0371af28bdb" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613" source_hash: "0f82c3a8561e9f5bdca8f1f680ee10e58e83e4d066dd3d8b82c8410e5e76bc90" 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 SB 613 (20152016) — State Department of Public Health: dementia guidelines: workgroup. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health, which oversees various public health programs, including programs relating to genetic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/27/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613&version=20150SB61399INT) 2. **04/06/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613&version=20150SB61398AMD) 3. **04/20/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613&version=20150SB61397AMD) 4. **07/06/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613&version=20150SB61396AMD) 5. **10/07/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613&version=20150SB61394CHP) 6. **SB613** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613) 7. **09/08/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB613&version=20150SB61395ENR) ## Votes - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **18–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **9–0** (pass) · upper - 3rd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper - SB 613 Allen Senate Third Reading By THURMOND — **80–0** (pass) · lower - Unfinished Business SB613 Allen Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Allen — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2015-02-27** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction` - **2015-03-02** From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1. - **2015-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1` - **2015-03-12** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee` - **2015-04-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-04-16** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee` - **2015-04-17** Set for hearing April 29. - **2015-04-20** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-04-30** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 861.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2015-05-05** Set for hearing May 11. - **2015-05-11** May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - **2015-05-23** Set for hearing May 28. - **2015-05-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1157.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2015-05-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2015-06-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1208.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2015-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2015-06-18** Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and AGING & L.T.C. `referral-committee` - **2015-07-02** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2015-07-06** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1` - **2015-07-09** Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee` - **2015-07-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2015-08-19** August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. - **2015-08-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2015-08-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2015-09-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2849.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2015-09-03** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2015-09-04** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2502.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2015-09-10** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - **2015-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2015-10-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 577, Statutes of 2015. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef2c62ad-32c6-4189-bbdc-a0371af28bdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).