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---
type: "Bill"
title: "False Claims Act: qui tam actions."
description: "False Claims Act: qui tam actions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 222"
citation: "California AB 222 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["False Claims Act: qui tam actions."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wiggins"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2001-02-13"
last_action: "2001-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/705fd9ee-8297-444d-af9c-a2f03cc27663"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB222"
source_hash: "9f71a65919815cfb565c94af85ccd10871f02ab61243584c55d021b322dc6cae"
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 222 (20012002) — False Claims Act: qui tam actions.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/13/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB222&version=20010AB22299INT)
2. **04/16/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB222&version=20010AB22298AMD)
3. **06/19/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB222&version=20010AB22297AMD)
4. **07/17/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB222&version=20010AB22295CHP)
5. **AB222** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB222)
6. **07/02/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB222&version=20010AB22296ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 222 Wiggins Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 222 Wiggins Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB222 Wiggins Kuehl — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Wiggins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2001-07-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 69, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-07-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-07-05** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2001-07-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 2637.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2001-06-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 1736.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-06-19** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-18** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-26** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-19** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-04-19** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 29. Page 1116.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-04-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-04-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-04-05** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 3). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-02-16** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-14** From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- **2001-02-13** 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/705fd9ee-8297-444d-af9c-a2f03cc27663`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).