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| Bill | The False Claims Act. | Existing law, the False Claims Act, provides that a person who commits any one of several enumerated acts relating to the submission to the state or a political subdivision of the state a false claim for money, property, or services, as specified, shall be liable to the state or political subdivision for certain damages and may be liable for a civil penalty. Existing law requires the Attorney General and a prosecuting authority of a political subdivision of the state to diligently investigate specific violations of the act. Existing law also authorizes the Attorney General or the prosecuting authority of a political subdivision of the state to intervene in an action filed by a qui tam plaintiff under these provisions. Existing law authorizes a court to award a defendant its reasonable attorney's fees and expenses under certain circumstances that include when the court finds the claim was brought solely for purposes of harassment. | us/states/ca | California Legislature | 20092010 | AB 1196 | California AB 1196 (20092010) |
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California AB 1196 (20092010) — The False Claims Act.
Existing law, the False Claims Act, provides that a person who commits any one of several enumerated acts relating to the submission to the state or a political subdivision of the state a false claim for money, property, or services, as specified, shall be liable to the state or political subdivision for certain damages and may be liable for a civil penalty. Existing law requires the Attorney General and a prosecuting authority of a political subdivision of the state to diligently investigate specific violations of the act. Existing law also authorizes the Attorney General or the prosecuting authority of a political subdivision of the state to intervene in an action filed by a qui tam plaintiff under these provisions. Existing law authorizes a court to award a defendant its reasonable attorney's fees and expenses under certain circumstances that include when the court finds the claim was brought solely for purposes of harassment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- 02/27/09 - Introduced (filed) — source
- 04/15/09 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
- 05/28/09 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
- 06/26/09 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
- 07/23/09 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
- 09/02/09 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
- 10/11/09 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- AB1196 (committee substitute) — source
- 09/16/09 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1196 Blumenfield By Corbett — pass (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
- AB 1196 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
- AB 1196 BLUMENFIELD Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Blumenfield — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-27 Introduced. To print.
introduction - 2009-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- 2009-03-02 Read first time.
reading-1 - 2009-03-26 Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee - 2009-04-10 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- 2009-04-15 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1 - 2009-04-16 Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee - 2009-04-21 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 21).
committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage - 2009-05-07 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 6).
committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage - 2009-05-11 Read second time. To third reading.
reading-2, reading-1 - 2009-05-28 Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1759.).
reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1 - 2009-06-01 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 23. Page 1870.)
reading-3, passage, reading-1 - 2009-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1 - 2009-06-11 Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee - 2009-06-25 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- 2009-06-26 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1 - 2009-07-06 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- 2009-07-23 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 14).
amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage - 2009-07-23 Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1 - 2009-08-18 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage - 2009-08-19 Read second time. To third reading.
reading-2, reading-1 - 2009-09-02 Read third time, amended. To second reading.
reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1 - 2009-09-03 Read second time. To third reading.
reading-2, reading-1 - 2009-09-08 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 12. Page 2294.)
reading-3, passage, reading-1 - 2009-09-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- 2009-09-10 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 3266.)
amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2009-09-25 Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- 2009-10-11 Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature - 2009-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 277, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/63f130e9-2ab0-484b-8101-e443c2df4d7f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).