republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-225.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elder abuse: protective orders."
description: "Elder abuse: protective orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 225"
citation: "California AB 225 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elder abuse: protective orders."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beall"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2007-01-29"
last_action: "2008-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/551b2559-adae-4e2a-8372-d4300a744635"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225"
source_hash: "3eeba227753823b64ccdfc83ccc9e160ad2afe4dae0c4c3c9e2668484ec2cbcf"
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 225 (20072008) — Elder abuse: protective orders.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/29/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22599INT)
2. **03/05/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22598AMD)
3. **04/14/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22596AMD)
4. **05/21/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22595AMD)
5. **06/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22594AMD)
6. **06/20/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22597AMD)
7. **09/28/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22592CHP)
8. **AB225** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225)
9. **08/08/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB225&version=20070AB22593ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 225 BEALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #32 AB225 Beall — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 225 BEALL Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-29** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-01-30** From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
- **2007-02-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (March 13). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 28). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-29** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-04-09** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 820.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-04-09** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-11** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2007-06-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-17** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-21** 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. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-02** 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. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-03** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4637.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-07-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6178.)
- **2008-08-05** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 5). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6241.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2008-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 480, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/551b2559-adae-4e2a-8372-d4300a744635`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).