Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

81 lines
5.1 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emergency services: endangered missing advisory."
description: "Existing law requires the California Highway Patrol to activate the Emergency Alert System at the request of an authorized person at a law enforcement agency if a child 17 years of age or younger, or an individual with a proven mental or physical disability, has been abducted and is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, and other conditions are met."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 946"
citation: "California AB 946 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency services", "endangered missing advisory"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephanie Nguyen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41b92592-482a-41a7-aa85-3ce86fe2197e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB946"
source_hash: "5550eb767e2a14c01186062d1bc358e6de23bea627cd8aca57e789b23e85c9d0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 946 (20232024) — Emergency services: endangered missing advisory.
Existing law requires the California Highway Patrol to activate the Emergency Alert System at the request of an authorized person at a law enforcement agency if a child 17 years of age or younger, or an individual with a proven mental or physical disability, has been abducted and is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, and other conditions are met.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/14/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB946&version=20230AB94699INT)
2. **07/21/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB946&version=20230AB94697CHP)
3. **AB946** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB946)
4. **06/30/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB946&version=20230AB94698ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **70** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **160** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar AB946 Stephanie Nguyen — **390** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **50** (pass) · upper
- AB 946 Stephanie Nguyen Consent Calendar Second Day — **660** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Stephanie Nguyen — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Com. on E.M. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 3). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1523.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-24** Referred to Com. on PUB S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-26** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-06-27** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-06-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1828.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-06-29** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
- **2023-07-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2023-07-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 93, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41b92592-482a-41a7-aa85-3ce86fe2197e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).