republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2294.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Foster care."
description: "Foster care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2294"
citation: "California AB 2294 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Foster care."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liu"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2002-02-21"
last_action: "2002-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/990043fb-83a8-47fa-a853-072b2e4b7445"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294"
source_hash: "dd014381568f98d89631936ce659db992f5f307003fc7e4edf11fda50959fd87"
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 2294 (20012002) — Foster care.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294&version=20010AB229499INT)
2. **04/08/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294&version=20010AB229498AMD)
3. **04/29/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294&version=20010AB229497AMD)
4. **08/26/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294&version=20010AB229496AMD)
5. **09/30/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294&version=20010AB229494CHP)
6. **AB2294** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294)
7. **08/31/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2294&version=20010AB229495ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2294 Liu Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2294 Liu Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2294 Liu By Bowen — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Liu — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1160, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2002-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 2. Page 8702.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-30** From Special Consent Calendar. To unfinished business file.
- **2002-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 5885.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-08-26** From inactive file. To second reading. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-06-20** To inactive file on motion of Senator Scott.
- **2002-06-18** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-06-17** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-06-06** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 6). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-05-09** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 5871.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-04-30** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-04-29** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-25** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (April 24). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2002-02-21** 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/990043fb-83a8-47fa-a853-072b2e4b7445`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).