Existing law authorizes a personal representative, or any person claiming to be a beneficiary or otherwise entitled to distribution of a share of an estate, to file a petition for a court determination of the persons entitled to distribution of the decedent's estate. Existing law also requires the court to consider as evidence in the proceeding any statement made in a petition and any statement of interest, except as specified, and authorizes the personal representative to file papers and otherwise participate in the proceeding as a party to assist the court.
California AB 1160 (20132014) — Decedents' estates: personal representative.
Existing law authorizes a personal representative, or any person claiming to be a beneficiary or otherwise entitled to distribution of a share of an estate, to file a petition for a court determination of the persons entitled to distribution of the decedent's estate. Existing law also requires the court to consider as evidence in the proceeding any statement made in a petition and any statement of interest, except as specified, and authorizes the personal representative to file papers and otherwise participate in the proceeding as a party to assist the court.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1160 WAGNER Assembly Third Reading — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1160 WAGNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wagner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-07 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-03-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-03-21 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-04-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-04-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 884.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-04-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-04-25 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-05-28 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-06-03 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, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-11 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-06-12 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-06-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1488.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-06-24 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-06-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2195.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-08-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
2013-08-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-08-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 84, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a9d8d82f-639f-492b-9b21-7ddc02267361. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).