--- type: "Bill" title: "Protection and advocacy agency." description: "Existing law prescribes, in accordance with federal law, the powers of the protection and advocacy agency, which is a private, nonprofit corporation, charged with protecting and advocating for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities and mental disorders." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20192020" identifier: "SB 398" citation: "California SB 398 (20192020)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Protection and advocacy agency."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Durazo"] version_count: 7 action_count: 29 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2019-02-20" last_action: "2019-10-07" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54294d44-6fd5-480c-a693-2d968cfe8a1d" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398" source_hash: "d9d0120fd9effb7de1e9e1a9dcd9febb4c046f0014b52b24ca6ef5e7ef0e275a" 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 398 (20192020) — Protection and advocacy agency. Existing law prescribes, in accordance with federal law, the powers of the protection and advocacy agency, which is a private, nonprofit corporation, charged with protecting and advocating for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities and mental disorders. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/20/19 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398&version=20190SB39899INT) 2. **05/21/19 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398&version=20190SB39898AMD) 3. **07/01/19 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398&version=20190SB39897AMD) 4. **08/30/19 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398&version=20190SB39896AMD) 5. **10/07/19 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398&version=20190SB39894CHP) 6. **SB398** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398) 7. **09/12/19 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB398&version=20190SB39895ENR) ## Votes - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **8–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Business SB398 Durazo et al. Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — **12–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **6–0** (pass) · upper - 3rd Reading SB398 Durazo et al. — **38–0** (pass) · upper - SB 398 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Reyes — **79–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Durazo — primary (person) - Archuleta — coauthor (person) - Beall — coauthor (person) - Monning — coauthor (person) - Reyes — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-02-20** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2019-02-21** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. - **2019-02-28** Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD. `referral-committee` - **2019-03-20** Set for hearing April 8. - **2019-04-09** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 621.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2019-04-12** Set for hearing April 30. - **2019-05-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 906.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2019-05-02** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2019-05-21** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1` - **2019-05-21** Ordered to second reading. - **2019-05-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2019-05-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1332.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-3, reading-1` - **2019-05-28** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2019-06-06** Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD. `referral-committee` - **2019-06-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2019-06-27** From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2019-07-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2` - **2019-07-02** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2019-07-05** From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Bonta. - **2019-07-05** Ordered to third reading. - **2019-08-30** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1` - **2019-08-30** Ordered to third reading. - **2019-09-09** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3170.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-3, reading-1` - **2019-09-09** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2019-09-10** Ordered to special consent calendar. - **2019-09-10** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2786.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-09-17** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. - **2019-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2019-10-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 548, Statutes of 2019. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54294d44-6fd5-480c-a693-2d968cfe8a1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).