Existing law generally affords dependent persons and adults protections against abuse and neglect. Existing law makes it a crime to engage in certain types of conduct against a dependent adult or dependent person, including, among others, committing certain sexual acts upon a dependent person, or willfully causing or permitting the person or health of a dependent adult to be injured. Existing law also establishes special conditions for dependent adults with respect to court proceedings, including oath requirements and witness examinations. Existing law defines "dependent person" for purposes of these provisions as, in part, a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially restricts his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities or whose physical or mental abilities have significantly diminished because of age. Existing law defines "dependent adult" for purposes of these provisions as, in part, a person who is between the ages of 18 and 64, who has physical or mental limitations which restrict his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities or whose physical or mental abilities have diminished because of age.
California AB 1934 (20172018) — Dependent persons: definition.
Existing law generally affords dependent persons and adults protections against abuse and neglect. Existing law makes it a crime to engage in certain types of conduct against a dependent adult or dependent person, including, among others, committing certain sexual acts upon a dependent person, or willfully causing or permitting the person or health of a dependent adult to be injured. Existing law also establishes special conditions for dependent adults with respect to court proceedings, including oath requirements and witness examinations. Existing law defines "dependent person" for purposes of these provisions as, in part, a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially restricts his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities or whose physical or mental abilities have significantly diminished because of age. Existing law defines "dependent adult" for purposes of these provisions as, in part, a person who is between the ages of 18 and 64, who has physical or mental limitations which restrict his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities or whose physical or mental abilities have diminished because of age.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1934 JONES-SAWYER Consent Calendar Second Day — 66–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jones-Sawyer — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-24 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-01-25 From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.
2018-02-05 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-02-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-02-26 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-03-06 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-03-07 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-03-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4265.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-03-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-04-19 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD. referral-committee
2018-05-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-13 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-14 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-06-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4878.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-06-25 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-06-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-07-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-07-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 70, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c71620d-10c1-4e48-9851-56d4cb7d8e03. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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