Existing law establishes the requirements for executing a written advance health care directive that is legally sufficient to direct health care decisions. Existing law provides a form that an individual may use or modify to create an advance health care directive. The statutory form includes a space to designate an agent to make health care decisions, as well as optional spaces to designate a first alternate agent and 2nd alternate agent. Existing law defines "health care decision," as specified. Existing law authorizes an individual to provide an "individual health care instruction" as the individual's authorized written or oral direction regarding a health care decision for the individual.
California AB 1029 (20232024) — Advance health care directive form.
Existing law establishes the requirements for executing a written advance health care directive that is legally sufficient to direct health care decisions. Existing law provides a form that an individual may use or modify to create an advance health care directive. The statutory form includes a space to designate an agent to make health care decisions, as well as optional spaces to designate a first alternate agent and 2nd alternate agent. Existing law defines "health care decision," as specified. Existing law authorizes an individual to provide an "individual health care instruction" as the individual's authorized written or oral direction regarding a health care decision for the individual.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1029 Pellerin Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1029 Pellerin Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pellerin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2023-03-02 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-03-21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2023-04-11 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 11). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-04-12 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-13 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1273.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-04-20 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-03 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-07-03 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-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-12 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-07-13 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-17 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2138.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-17 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2023-08-24 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2787.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:15 p.m.
2023-09-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 171, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c60b65d7-820d-4464-b141-9cd101c40a72. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).