Existing law authorizes county adult protective services agencies and local long-term care ombudsman programs to investigate elder and dependent adult abuse, but grants law enforcement agencies the exclusive responsibility for criminal investigations. Existing law requires local law enforcement agencies to revise or include in their policy manuals, if a policy manual exists, specified information regarding elder and dependent adult abuse, including, among other things, the definition of elder and dependent adult abuse provided by the Department of Justice in its March 2015 policy and procedures manual.
California SB 1123 (20192020) — Elder and dependent adult abuse.
Existing law authorizes county adult protective services agencies and local long-term care ombudsman programs to investigate elder and dependent adult abuse, but grants law enforcement agencies the exclusive responsibility for criminal investigations. Existing law requires local law enforcement agencies to revise or include in their policy manuals, if a policy manual exists, specified information regarding elder and dependent adult abuse, including, among other things, the definition of elder and dependent adult abuse provided by the Department of Justice in its March 2015 policy and procedures manual.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1123 Chang Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar SB1123 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1123 Chang Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Chang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2020-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2020-02-27 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-03-10 Set for hearing March 24.
2020-03-18 March 24 hearing postponed by committee.
2020-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-05-12 Set for hearing May 20.
2020-05-20 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3569.) (May 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-05-21 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3681.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2020-06-18 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-07-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-07-27 August 3 hearing postponed by committee.
2020-08-06 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-08-10 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5277.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2020-08-30 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2020-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 247, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9e5ae269-914e-4bfd-b5a3-da2c3301c989. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).