---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal history information."
description: "Criminal history information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1855"
citation: "California AB 1855 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal history information."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steinberg"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-01-29"
last_action: "2002-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22a00bb9-4e9b-44be-9ecf-577988284a84"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855"
source_hash: "e2e377055723d5d778e2c04911dc410c7d384b004d8a77a2f790b3df3b050950"
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 1855 (20012002) — Criminal history information.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/29/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855&version=20010AB185599INT)
2. **03/07/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855&version=20010AB185598AMD)
3. **06/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855&version=20010AB185597AMD)
4. **08/14/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855&version=20010AB185596AMD)
5. **09/27/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855&version=20010AB185594CHP)
6. **AB1855** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855)
7. **08/24/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1855&version=20010AB185595ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB1855 Steinberg By Alpert — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1855 Steinberg Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1855 Steinberg Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steinberg — primary (person)
- Alpert — coauthor (person)
- Aroner — coauthor (person)
- Chesbro — coauthor (person)
- Keeley — coauthor (person)
- Longville — coauthor (person)
- Negrete McLeod — coauthor (person)
- Oropeza — coauthor (person)
- Salinas — coauthor (person)
- Shelley — principal coauthor (person)
- Strom-Martin — coauthor (person)
- Vargas — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 990, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-04** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2002-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 8038.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-20** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-20** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5570.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-14** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2002-08-13** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-12** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2002-06-26** To inactive file on motion of Senator Alpert.
- **2002-06-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-06-24** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2002-06-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-06-05** 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. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-04-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5770.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-04-22** From Consent Calendar. To third reading.
- **2002-04-11** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-04-10** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 10). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-03-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 12). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-03-11** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-03-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-01-30** From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
- **2002-01-29** 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/22a00bb9-4e9b-44be-9ecf-577988284a84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).