---
type: "Bill"
title: "Escrow agents."
description: "Escrow agents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 392"
citation: "California AB 392 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Escrow agents."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maddox"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2001-02-20"
last_action: "2001-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf0fef18-2299-4af5-bec0-24a05f89073d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392"
source_hash: "5f2a2478536c728b513ce0a83487ed6544a3b0debad018bb093387792f6b9872"
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 392 (20012002) — Escrow agents.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392&version=20010AB39299INT)
2. **04/23/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392&version=20010AB39298AMD)
3. **06/26/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392&version=20010AB39297AMD)
4. **09/06/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392&version=20010AB39296AMD)
5. **10/10/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392&version=20010AB39294CHP)
6. **AB392** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392)
7. **09/13/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB392&version=20010AB39295ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Insurance to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB392 Maddox By Ackerman — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 392 Maddox Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 392 Maddox Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Maddox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 660, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
- **2001-09-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3942.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-09-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2760.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-09-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-09-06** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2001-08-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-08-27** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-08-20** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., C. & I. T. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-05** Referred to Com. on B., C. & I. T. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-05-24** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1800.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-05-21** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-17** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 16). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2001-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Banking and Finance and Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2001-02-20** 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/cf0fef18-2299-4af5-bec0-24a05f89073d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).