republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-2749.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child abuse and neglect investigations: child welfare training program."
description: "Child abuse and neglect investigations: child welfare training program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 2749"
citation: "California AB 2749 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child abuse and neglect investigations: child welfare training program."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dutton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-02-20"
last_action: "2004-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0588104-4c6f-4fb9-b862-f12ae3e50041"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2749"
source_hash: "eefd8ac539b5687f394bfe4f42963ca033b31ef3bcd9a1a49ed2d3cbd9a48c7d"
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 2749 (20032004) — Child abuse and neglect investigations: child welfare training program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/20/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2749&version=20030AB274999INT)
2. **04/01/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2749&version=20030AB274998AMD)
3. **04/19/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2749&version=20030AB274997AMD)
4. **08/25/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2749&version=20030AB274995CHP)
5. **AB2749** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2749)
6. **08/10/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB2749&version=20030AB274996ENR)

## Votes

- amend, and do pass as amended and be re-referred to the committee on human services with the recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab2749 dutton — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 2749 dutton consent calendar second day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dutton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2004-08-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 292, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-08-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2004-08-10** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2004-08-10** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4861.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-09** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-05** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-03** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-05-20** Referred to H. & H.S. and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-10** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5629.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-03** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-04-29** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-20** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Human Services From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-19** Read second time and amended. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5196.) `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-04-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Human Services with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 13). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety and Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2004-02-20** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0588104-4c6f-4fb9-b862-f12ae3e50041`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).