republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-2228.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Minors: release of information."
description: "Minors: release of information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2228"
citation: "California AB 2228 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minors: release of information."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garcia"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2004-02-18"
last_action: "2004-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e74a6939-9748-460b-a076-235129f15eee"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228"
source_hash: "c6d3a56c905622c7648e7a68313c8de00bc5670679f3844ed2885597575323df"
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 2228 (20032004) — Minors: release of information.

## 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=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222899INT)
2. **03/31/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222898AMD)
3. **04/13/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222897AMD)
4. **04/28/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222896AMD)
5. **06/16/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222895AMD)
6. **06/29/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222894AMD)
7. **09/18/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222892CHP)
8. **AB2228** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228)
9. **08/16/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2228&version=20030AB222893ENR)

## Votes

- ab 2228 garcia consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2228 garcia concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab2228 garcia — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- do pass as amended and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Garcia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 574, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-23** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2004-08-16** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7154.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4860.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-05** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-29** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-28** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-16** 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`
- **2004-06-14** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-05-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5864.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-17** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-28** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 20). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-13** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-01** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-03-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2004-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `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/e74a6939-9748-460b-a076-235129f15eee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).