republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-2129.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance: seniors: life insurance and annuities."
description: "Insurance: seniors: life insurance and annuities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2129"
citation: "California AB 2129 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance: seniors: life insurance and annuities."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chavez"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2004-02-18"
last_action: "2004-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b6fe199-3df8-4d75-b88e-97ad697d8fc0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2129"
source_hash: "b55807170c51c3c68da1a8b78058b7ba0ac47e0887eb712637aaf15172f7bcf0"
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 2129 (20032004) — Insurance: seniors: life insurance and annuities.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2129&version=20030AB212999INT)
2. **03/23/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2129&version=20030AB212998AMD)
3. **06/03/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2129&version=20030AB212997AMD)
4. **09/27/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2129&version=20030AB212995CHP)
5. **AB2129** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2129)
6. **08/27/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2129&version=20030AB212996ENR)

## Votes

- ab 2129 chavez consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass and be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab2129 chavez — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 2129 chavez concurrence in senate amendments by vargas — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chavez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 803, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2004-08-27** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 7909.) Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 7952.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-26** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 7864.) From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 26). `committee-passage`
- **2004-08-24** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 7559.)
- **2004-08-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2004-08-17** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-17** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5040.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-12** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2004-06-28** To inactive file on motion of Senator Scott.
- **2004-06-24** From Consent Calendar. To third reading.
- **2004-06-22** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-21** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-07** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-04-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5283.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-16** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-15** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-31** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (March 31). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-03-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2004-02-18** 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/2b6fe199-3df8-4d75-b88e-97ad697d8fc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).