---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elder and dependent adult abuse."
description: "Elder and dependent adult abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2735"
citation: "California AB 2735 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elder and dependent adult abuse."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chan"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2002-02-22"
last_action: "2002-09-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2759f8e5-b71b-4408-bc8c-fe5173830904"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735"
source_hash: "6ae8eb91663836f9037d229242c2ab75b301db804a4fd6f1526908315079b83d"
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 2735 (20012002) — Elder and dependent adult abuse.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273599INT)
2. **04/11/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273598AMD)
3. **04/23/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273597AMD)
4. **06/11/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273596AMD)
5. **08/08/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273595AMD)
6. **08/20/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273594AMD)
7. **09/15/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273592CHP)
8. **AB2735** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735)
9. **08/25/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2735&version=20010AB273593ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2735 Chan Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB2735 Chan By Polanco — **pass** (pass) · upper
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB2735 Chan — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2735 Chan Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-15** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 552, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-09** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2002-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 8089.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-22** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-22** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5642.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-20** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2002-08-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-08** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, reading-3, passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-29** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2002-06-28** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2002-06-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-06-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-06-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-06-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-06-12** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-05** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-09** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-09** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5984.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-06** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-02** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2002-04-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-23** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-22** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 16). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Aging and Long Term Care. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Aging and Long Term Care Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-18** Referred to Standing Committee on Aging and Long Term Care and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2002-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2002-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2759f8e5-b71b-4408-bc8c-fe5173830904`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).